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Medieval History, Occitania and much more… By Griselda Lozano
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The Majestic Splendor of Barcelona’s Arc de Triomf
Arc de Triomf, Barcelona, Spain
The Fantastic Sagrada Familia: A Masterpiece in the Making
Introduction The Sagrada Familia, located in the heart of Barcelona, Spain, is an architectural marvel that captivates the imagination of millions of visitors every year. Designed by the visionary architect Antoni Gaudí, this extraordinary basilica stands as an awe-inspiring testament to human creativity and ingenuity. Although it remains incomplete, the Sagrada Familia is already hailed […]
A Dirty Little History of the Catalan ‘Santa Claus’
The real origins and history of the Catalan equivalent of Santa Claus are Barcelona’s best-kept secrets. As I was digging into the urban history of Barcelona, I stumbled into one of the best kept and hidden secrets of the city. The secret is related to the Catalan equivalent of Santa Claus – Tió de Nadal, […]
Summer Solstice
Best time to get honey From time immemorial, after winter the snow disappear and warmth covers the foliage with green shoots and garlands the earth with flowers. Many of which were used for medicinal remedies. According to tradition, the best time to collect honey from hives was the first full moon in June. With that […]
Barcelona’s blotted out history of hygiene, fecal waste business and the Caganers.
Barcelona has almost 2000 years of special connection with neatness and human feces. There are a lot of peculiar histories, but one of my favourites is the history of hygiene and cleaning services of Barcelona. The neatness of the old town has been a matter of controversy for centuries. From Roman baths, through scarcity of […]
What are the genetic differences between the Spanish and Catalan populations? Or are there any?
Are there any genetic differences between the Spanish and Catalan populations. The Catalan people and language. The Catalan people live in the region called Catalonia (Catalunya), in eastern Spain. The Catalan language is a member of the Romance language family and closely related to its origins of Occitan language which is spoken mainly in southern […]
Why was the dualism of Good and Evil of the Cathars threatening the Roman Catholic Church?
The dualism of good and evil. Catharism was one of several religious movements that emerged during the Middle Ages becoming deeply rooted in Occitania and threatening the foundations of Roman Catholicism. The guiding ideal of the Cathars was to return Christianity to its primitive origins and, seeking to counter the opulent worldliness of the Catholic […]
Soluciones a la crisis democrática que vive España.
¿Es España un país democrático? Han pasado más de 40 años desde que el General Francisco Franco muriese tranquilamente en su cama el 20 de noviembre de 1975. Sin embargo, parece que su sombra sigue proyectándose todavía en España a juzgar por la crisis democrática que se vive en Cataluña casi medio siglo después. La […]
Guernica: Photograph of the Day by Manel Armengol.
Today is the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Guernica. During the Spanish Civil War, 26 April 1937 at 16.30, the Nazi German Luftwaffe’s Condor Legion and the Fascist Italian Aviazione Legionaria, under the code name Operation Rügen, bombed without any warning the Basque town of Guernica. Gernika in Basque; officially Gernika-Lumo, in the Basque […]