{"id":3661,"date":"2018-08-19T15:49:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T13:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/blog\/festes-de-gracia-culture\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T13:12:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:12:54","slug":"festes-de-gracia-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/festes-de-gracia-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Festes de Gr\u00e0cia, culture national prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

Festes de Gr\u00e0cia, Barcelona’s most lively national prize for culture<\/h2>\n

The Festes de Gr\u00e0cia (from 15 to 21 August), will kick off a new edition in less than 20 hours, making this week one of the happiest in Barcelona.<\/p>\n

The Festes de Gr\u00e0cia, is one of the best festivals in Barcelona, awarded the national prize for culture of Catalonia, thanks to the Consell Nacional de la Cultura i les Arts (CoNCA), an organization derived from the Ministry of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya.<\/p>\n

Although it is a well-known festival, few know the origin that goes back 200 years, let’s find out!<\/p>\n

The origins:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Festa Major de Gr\u00e0cia has been documented since 1817 when the book “Muralles Enll\u00e0” by the historian Francesc Curet appeared in the quotation in which he speaks of the first celebration that took place in Gr\u00e0cia on 15 August 1817.\u00a0 It states that on that day a festive procession was held with the aim of returning the image of the Mother of God from the Masia de Can Trilla, where it was hidden from possible destruction during the French War, to the convent of Jesus, from where it originated. When the image returned to its altar, the locals celebrated popular dances and snacks and it was decided to hold the feast every year on August 15.<\/p>\n

The feast was more and more accepted by the population. The Gracienca society decided to enrich the program with dances throughout the week and decorating its streets for the procession of the 15th. These first decorations made of vegetable ornaments simulated the dance halls of the time.<\/p>\n

\"festa<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: festamajordegracia.cat<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone who wants to have the great experience of living the Festivals of grace, should know that these are organized by streets and that in each of them you will find its floral \/ decorative proposal, its scheduled activities, concerts, gastronomy and so on… and that, therefore, it is not the same to go to one or the other, nor is it the same to go on a Wednesday or a Friday…<\/p>\n

One of the novelties of this edition is that you will be able to count on Casa Vicens<\/a>, Gaud\u00ed’s first architectural work located in Vila de Gr\u00e0cia, which opened its doors and, thanks to the strong social vocation of the managing entity, will join the Gracia week with the aim of continuing to spread knowledge about the work of Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/a>, but also to support a great centenary party and strongly linked to the involvement and strength of neighborhood associations; the Fiestas de Gracia.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Font: Elmon.cat<\/p><\/div>\n

If you don’t want to miss anything, from Unihabit university residences<\/a> we recommend that you buy the official programme of the Fiesta Mayor de Gracia, published by the Fundaci\u00f3 Festa Major de Gracia, which includes all the programme of activities and events that will take place this year. This magazine contains the complete programme of the streets and decorated squares, as well as the spaces for parties, news, interviews and in-depth reports.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Source: festamajordegracia.cat<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

You can do it:<\/p>\n