{"id":282,"date":"2016-08-13T14:34:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T14:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bouncearoundbarcelona.com\/wpbab\/?p=282"},"modified":"2016-09-15T14:23:20","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T14:23:20","slug":"the-sweetest-festival-of-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bouncearoundbarcelona.com\/wpbab\/the-sweetest-festival-of-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival tour: Sant Medir , the sweetest festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discover the local traditions and authentic festivals with Bounce Around Barcelona. Unique\u00a0experiments, local traditions. Come and visit the sweetest festival of\u00a0Barcelona.<\/p>\n

“Every March, the children of Barcelona enjoy one of the \u201csweetest\u201d\u00a0festival of the city. The streets and squares of the charming district of\u00a0Gr\u00e0cia become a festival of sweets, bands and horse carriages.<\/p>\n

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Origins of the festival<\/h2>\n

This is\u00a0the SantMedir\u00a0Festival and according to tradition originates from the\u00a0Saint who lived in the year 303 in Barcelona under the Roman rule of\u00a0Diocletian, who intensely persecuted Christians. (…) On 3rd March, the\u00a0pilgrims parade all day through the streets of Gr\u00e0cia and in the\u00a0afternoon a spectacular parade is held on the Gran de Gr\u00e0cia street,\u00a0handing out sweets to all participants.”<\/p>\n

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Candy\u00a0festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you want to know more about this sweet fiesta, we recommend you\u00a0these webpages:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/culturapopular.bcn.cat\/en\/noticia\/sequence-of- the-st- medirs-day-\u00a0festivities<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.barcelonaturisme.com\/wv3\/en\/agenda\/7360\/sant-medir- festival.html<\/p>\n