Cataluña
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
GEOGRAPHY
- Capital: Barcelona
- Provinces: Girona, Lleida, Tarragona, Barcelona
- Landmarks: Park Güell, Sagrada Familia, Casa Batilló, La Rambla, Magic Fountain of Montüic
A BRIEF HISTORY
- Cataluña's capital, Barcelona, is the second largest city in all of Spain.
- The Greeks arrived in the territory that is now Catalña in the 6th century BC.
- They founded tow cities, Roses and Empúries, and spread the basis of western culture.
- Nobleman, Count Guifré el Pilós, is considered the founder of Cataluña.
INDUSTRY
- They're know for "Pan Con Tomate" which is a dish made of tomato, garlic, and put onto bread.
- They mix meat and seafood in the same recipe, which they call "mar i muntanya" which means "sea and mountain."
- Their biggest meal of the day is lunch, and their usual dinner time is around 9:30 and 10pm.
INDUSTRY CONTINUED
- Their prime industry is textiles. Textile, paper-making and graphic arts, chemicals, and metalworking industries are concentrated in Barcelona.
- Cataluña's traditional agriculture was centered on the production of wine, almonds, and olive oil for export.
CUSTOMS
- Cataluña has an anthem called Els Segadors, which has been sung since 1993.
- The Catalonian Donkey is the symbol of Calaluña.
- Formally on Sunday's and holidays, groups gather together to climb on each other's shoulders to form towers of 7 stories or higher. These are called Castellers.
CUSTOMS CONTINUED
- In the Cathedral in Barcelona, locals meet to dance the traditional Catalonian 'Sardana'.
- Correfoes is a festival where people run around dressed up as devils whilst burning fireworks. These devils are not represented as evil, but as joyful beings.
