Catalonia, the tradition and contemporary culture

During more than 700 years, the Catalans celebrated a different heritage from their language, arts, festivals and traditions. There is not better example than Barcelona. One knows Barcelona in the whole world like one of the cultural epicentres of Europe. Each year, of the whole families flow to Barcelona, to discover all these single things.
The inhabitants of Barcelona are bilingual. The Castilian as well as the Catalan are the two official languages of the area. The Catalan is regarded as a Roman language with roots dating from the 10th century, when it was largely used in the fields of science, philosophy, finance, the religion and the literature. Everywhere in the history of the area, the language underwent several periods of abolition and political upheaval. Today, more than 10 million inhabitants use the language and its popularity is testified by the everyday usage of the Catalan. The Spaniard, Castillan is used like the other dominant language of the area.

The theatre is popular in the Catalan modern culture. One finds, in Barcelona, a variety of options of most traditional to the contemporary ones. Several theatres have representations as a Catalan or Castilian. The traditional representations are given to the Catalan Palate with traditional guitars, orchestras of music and representations of Flamenco. The Goya theatre is regarded as the true theatre of Barcelona, from a historical point of view. Built in 1917, the theatre accomodates a variety of function, including traditional representations, dances and musical. Gran Teatre del Liceu is regarded as the best theatre in Barcelona. The opera is produced in the theatre and has a history dating from the end of the year 1840.
In Catalonia, the traditional artists are in particular artists specializing in ceramics, in a trade dating from the 13th century. Traditionally this trade is transmitted between the of the same members family. The potteries have an important place in the Catalane culture; specific sectors are entirely devoted to the trade. The sectors include Bisbal d' Empordá and Quart, specializing in potteries of interior and external on Costa Brava, Miravet in Grounds del Ebre with olive oil earthenware jars out of ceramics and Verdu which specializes in black potteries.
Outside the artistic and theatrical culture Catalan, specific festivals are regarded as typical Catalane culture, in particular Correfocs. Correfocs or “races of fire” is a festival symbolized by dancers of an astonishing skill pyrotechnics ravelling in the street. The spectacle symbolizes the combat between the good and the evil. People of the country consider that the devils propose a diverting spectacle. The celebrations are a large spectacle with a parade of music and detonators, the groups of devils dance between the detonators, using their competences pyrotechnics skilfully. The festivities culminate with Lucifer on the place of the city while a spectacle of fire and a fireworks are set up.
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