Easter holidays on the go!
Being the first break after Xmas, the Easter holidays are a great way to discover Barcelona and its surroundings with sun and warm weather.
Semana Santa, as in “holy week”
Spain is a predominantly Catholic country; people might not go to church now as much as they did decades ago, but culturally, many religious traditions remain. Easter is one of them, so if you’re trying to figure out the best things to do in the Easter holidays in Barcelona, first of all, you have to decide if you want to follow the Catholic celebrations or if you’re not so much into churches, masses, rituals and processions. Your routes will be significantly different.
If convinced to experience Easter in Barcelona in a full-traditional advanced mode, many celebrations will occur around the city. Do not get concerned about the styling of some religious processions; particular looks and costumes might remind you of not recommendable banned USA racist groups, but Spanish penitents have nothing to do with that. It’s just the traditional outfit that turned out to be a very unfortunate coincidence.
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If convinced to experience Easter in Barcelona in a full-traditional advanced mode, many celebrations will occur around the city. Do not get concerned about the styling of some religious processions; particular looks and costumes might remind you of not recommendable banned USA racist groups, but Spanish penitents have nothing to do with that. It’s just the traditional outfit that turned out to be a very unfortunate coincidence.
Celebrating Easter as a local
What is La Mona tradition for Easter, you might wonder? If visiting during Easter, take a peek at some of the beautiful chocolate window displays of the bakeries. This colourful, feathery, big, flashy cake you might find in front of you is called “Mona de Pascua”.
“Mona” is the Moroccan word for “gift”, and the godparents give this cake to the children on Easter Monday. Traditional monas were round with hard-boiled eggs in them. Each egg represents a year of the child’s life from 2 to 12 (the conventional age of first communion). Still, we can imagine kids nowadays do not profess too much liking towards hard-boiled eggs, so monas have turned into chocolate constructions symbolising cartoon characters or football players.
“Mona” is the Moroccan word for “gift”, and the godparents give this cake to the children on Easter Monday. Traditional monas were round with hard-boiled eggs in them. Each egg represents a year of the child’s life from 2 to 12 (the conventional age of first communion). Still, we can imagine kids nowadays do not profess too much liking towards hard-boiled eggs, so monas have turned into chocolate constructions symbolising cartoon characters or football players.
How is Easter celebrated in Barcelona?
The best thing is, it’s not. People here accept this seasonal break as a gift and leave the city towards a calmer destination; the bad side is that many tourists come over, so expect some crowded Ramblas. This being said Semana Santa might be a great moment to catch the train and visit some other coastal little towns around Catalunya. Fancy a trip to the Costa Brava?
Find you home in Barcelona
Being the first break after Xmas, the Easter holidays are a great way to discover Barcelona and its surroundings with sun and warm weather.
Semana Santa, as in “holy week”
Spain is a predominantly Catholic country; people might not go to church now as much as they did decades ago, but culturally, many religious traditions remain. Easter is one of them, so if you’re trying to figure out the best things to do in the Easter holidays in Barcelona, first of all, you have to decide if you want to follow the Catholic celebrations or if you’re not so much into churches, masses, rituals and processions. Your routes will be significantly different.
If convinced to experience Easter in Barcelona in a full-traditional advanced mode, many celebrations will occur around the city. Do not get concerned about the styling of some religious processions; particular looks and costumes might remind you of not recommendable banned USA racist groups, but Spanish penitents have nothing to do with that. It’s just the traditional outfit that turned out to be a very unfortunate coincidence.
Find your room in Barcelona
If convinced to experience Easter in Barcelona in a full-traditional advanced mode, many celebrations will occur around the city. Do not get concerned about the styling of some religious processions; particular looks and costumes might remind you of not recommendable banned USA racist groups, but Spanish penitents have nothing to do with that. It’s just the traditional outfit that turned out to be a very unfortunate coincidence.
Celebrating Easter as a local
What is La Mona tradition for Easter, you might wonder? If visiting during Easter, take a peek at some of the beautiful chocolate window displays of the bakeries. This colourful, feathery, big, flashy cake you might find in front of you is called “Mona de Pascua”.
“Mona” is the Moroccan word for “gift”, and the godparents give this cake to the children on Easter Monday. Traditional monas were round with hard-boiled eggs in them. Each egg represents a year of the child’s life from 2 to 12 (the conventional age of first communion). Still, we can imagine kids nowadays do not profess too much liking towards hard-boiled eggs, so monas have turned into chocolate constructions symbolising cartoon characters or football players.
“Mona” is the Moroccan word for “gift”, and the godparents give this cake to the children on Easter Monday. Traditional monas were round with hard-boiled eggs in them. Each egg represents a year of the child’s life from 2 to 12 (the conventional age of first communion). Still, we can imagine kids nowadays do not profess too much liking towards hard-boiled eggs, so monas have turned into chocolate constructions symbolising cartoon characters or football players.
How is Easter celebrated in Barcelona?
The best thing is, it’s not. People here accept this seasonal break as a gift and leave the city towards a calmer destination; the bad side is that many tourists come over, so expect some crowded Ramblas. This being said Semana Santa might be a great moment to catch the train and visit some other coastal little towns around Catalunya. Fancy a trip to the Costa Brava?
Find you home in Barcelona
