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The school year and the autumn of 2023 have already begun and the festivals of some Spanish towns continue to be celebrated, commemorating their patron saints and patron saints.. This Sunday, September 24, La Mercè is celebrated, in honor of the Virgin of Mercè. This is a Major Festival of Barcelona capital, and it is celebrated in style.
As this year the holiday on September 24 falls on a Sunday, it was decided to move it to September 25, so next Monday will be a holiday and non-working day in the capital of Barcelona.. On the occasion of these holidays, Barcelona is filled with festivities, with cultural activities, exhibitions and concerts, from September 22 to Monday 25.
As Barcelona City Council explains on its website, the legend of the Virgin of La Mercè dates back to 1218.. On September 24 of that year, this Virgin appeared to three people at the same time: to King James I, to Saint Peter Nolasco and to Saint Ramón de Penyafort.. It is said that the request for all three was the same: to create an order of monks dedicated to freeing Christians imprisoned by the Saracens.. The figure of La Mercè gained strength in 1687, when it is said that she saved the city of Barcelona from a plague of locusts, thus becoming the patron saint of the city..
Holiday in many municipalities of Catalonia
September 25 is also a local, school and non-working holiday in other municipalities of Catalonia, where La Mercè is also celebrated, by tradition or in imitation of the capital's festivities.. Thus, it will be festive in Montcada and Reixac, La Palma de Cervelló, Vallgorguina, Cervera, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Sant Joan Despí, Almacelles, Viver de Segarra, El Prat de Llobregat (celebrating their fiesta mayor) and Castellví de Rosanes (for the local Sant Miquel festival).
🎉 From September 22 to 25, #Barcelona celebrates its main festival: La Mercè. 🥁 Get ready to experience the cultural wealth of the Catalan capital up close! Fireworks, giants, concerts and much more. 🎆 .https://t.co/aQsaJv7DpB pic.twitter.com/lOpxvMUq02
— Visit Barcelona (@VisitBCN_ES) September 18, 2023
On the other hand, there will be other municipalities close to Barcelona in which September 25, and therefore the 24th, will be a working day and not a holiday.. These are Badalona, Cornellà de Llobregat. Esplugues de Llobregat, Sant Just Desvern, El Masnou, Montgat, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Tiana.
In addition, September 25 is also a holiday on the island of El Hierro. Specifically, Our Lady of the Kings, patron saint of the island, and its main festival, on September 24, are celebrated every year.. But since that day falls on a Sunday, the local and non-working holiday for the people of El Hierro has moved to Monday, September 25..