Enjoy the best Iberian ham during the Fiestas de la Mercè
The parties of Barcelona Patron Saint They are just around the corner. We tell the origin of this celebration and the multitude of plans you can enjoy during the same.
The Virgen de la Merced Patronage shares City Barcelona Santa Eulalia, and it has a basilica in the Gothic quarter. The official festival is celebrated 24 of September, It is considered public holiday, although the parties will extend from the 20 until the 24 of September.
Legend has it that, in 1687, Barcelona suffered a plague of locusts, and being as they were, a time when religion was tremendously important, the city sought help from the Virgen de la Merced. Once the plague, the City Council's appoint patroness of Barcelona, although the Pope ratify this decision two centuries later, in 1868.
It is from that date, when Barcelona begin to celebrate their festivals in honor of the patron saint in September. The celebration would take flight in the year 1902 under the impulse of Francesc Cambó, and would become the model of which still take place in Catalonia.
Day by day, The Merce It is a party that festively occupies a large number of public spaces with a program centered on Mediterranean culture, and especially Catalan: Sardana gerundense, castells and devils Camp de Tarragona, the dances that still remain alive throughout the Catalan geography ... pasacalles, related with the colorful processions were held for centuries on the occasion of Corpus. It is the oldest street performances we keep.
And so it occurs to us that there is no better time to enjoy a good Iberian Ham during the holidays. Whether you want to stop by our shop, like you want me to send, The ideal plan is to organize a picnic outdoors, or prepare some sandwiches and go outside to enjoy this delicacy while enjoying the environment.
