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Culture of Catalonia
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The list Culture of Catalonia includes
Cobi and Petra, Josep Torras i Bages, Marina Abràmova, Sant Jordi Awards and Congress of Catalan Culture.
The list consists of 34 members
and 30 sublists.
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Cobi and Petra
mascot of the 1992 Summer Olympics
Overview: Cobi is the official mascot of the 1992 Summer Olympics and Petra is the official mascot of the 1992 Summer Paralympics, both held in Barcelona, Spain.
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Josep Torras i Bages
Spanish bishop
Overview: Josep Torras i Bages born at Les Cabanyes, Alt Penedès, on 12 September 1846, died at Vic, Osona, on 7 February 1916, was a Catalan thinker, writer, and bishop. He was one of the main figures in the turn ... 0
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Marina Abràmova
Russian expert in Catalan culture (born 1955)Overview: Marina Abràmova is a Russian expert in Catalan culture, born in Moscow in 1955. 0
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Sant Jordi Awards
Spanish film prizeOverview: The Sant Jordi Awards (Catalan: Premis Sant Jordi; Spanish: Premios Sant Jordi) are film prizes awarded annually by the Catalan branch of the Spanish public radio network Radio Nacional de España (RNE) ... 0
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Congress of Catalan Culture
former Catalan studies groupOverview: The Congress of Catalan Culture (in Catalan, el Congrés de Cultura Catalana, abbreviated as CCC) was a group of activities organized by the School of Lawyers of Barcelona, geared towards the study and ... 0
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Linguistic features of Spanish as spoken by Catalan speakers
language contactOverview: The Spanish language is widely spoken in most of the Catalan-speaking territories, where it is partly characterized by language contact with the Catalan language. These territories are: Catalonia, the ... 0
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Botijo
clay container
Overview: A botijo, also called búcaro in Spanish, càntir in Catalan, canabarro in Galician, txongil in Basque, and boteja in Hispanic America, is a traditional porous clay container designed to contain water ... 0
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Fundació Ramon Llull
public foundationOverview: The Fundació Ramon Llull (English: "Ramon Llull Foundation"), also known by the acronym FRL, is an international organization constituted in 2008 in order to promote Catalan language and culture inter ... 0
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Auca (cartoon)
Catalan genre of story in pictures
Overview: An auca is a genre of a story in pictures developed mainly in Catalonia. 0
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Pig slaughter
work of slaughtering domestic pigs to obtain pig meat (pork)
Overview: Pig slaughter is the work of slaughtering domestic pigs to obtain pig meat (pork). It regularly happens as part of traditional and intensive pig farming, which is both a common economic activity as well ... 0
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Institut Ramon Llull
Catalan language and culture promotion organisation
Overview: The Institut Ramon Llull (English: Ramon Llull Institute) is a consortium consisting of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government), the Govern de les Illes Balears (Government of the Balearic I ... 0
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Overview: There are quite a number of festivals and traditions in Catalonia (Spain). While most are of ancient origin, certain traditions are of relatively recent introduction. There are also some that are common ... 0
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Spanish naming customs
historical traditions practiced in Spain for naming childrenOverview: Spanish names are the traditional way of identifying, and the official way of registering, a person in Spain. They are composed of a given name (simple or composite) and two surnames (the first surname ... 0
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Xicolatada
Traditional festival in France
Overview: The Xicolatada () is a traditional festival celebrated in the village of Palau-de-Cerdagne in Languedoc-Roussillon. It is celebrated yearly on 16 August, and has been for over 300 years. 0
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Òmnium Cultural
Catalan cultural associationOverview: Òmnium Cultural is a Spanish association based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It was originally created in the 1960s to promote the Catalan language and spread Catalan culture. 0
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The Day of Books and Roses
Catalan holiday. variant of St. George's Day
Overview: Saint George's Day (Catalan: Diada de Sant Jordi), also known as the Day of Books and Roses (Dia del Llibre i de la Rosa), is celebrated annually in Catalonia (Spain) on 23 April. Saint George (Catalan: ... 0
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Casal Català de Brussel·les
Casal català in Brussels
Overview: Casal Català de Brussel·les (equivalent in English as "Catalan House in Brussels" or "Catalan Home of Brussels") is a nonprofit social organization of Belgium. It belongs to the worldwide network of Catalan ... 0
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Espadrille
casual shoe with a rope sole
Overview: Espadrilles (Spanish: alpargatas or esparteñas; Catalan: espardenyes; Basque: espartinak; French: espadrilles) are casual, rope-soled, flat but sometimes high-heeled shoes. They usually have a canvas or ... 0
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Saint George's Day (Spain)
Annual celebration, April 23
Overview: Saint George's Day (San Jorge in Castillian/Spanish and Sant Jordi in Catalan) is celebrated annually on April 23. 0
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Overview: The term Catalanic Community, and the demonym Catalanic, were proposed by Miquel Adlert and other Valencianists as alternative concepts to the Països Catalans (Catalan Countries) and the Catalan nation ... 0
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