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12.10.07: Mountain Wild Horse Festival
 
Wild horses gallop down from the prairies at this rural festival in the Catalan Pyrenees. Experience an ancient agricultural trading tradition that is still very much alive now, even in today's technological age. Experience Catalan festivals!
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18.11.07: Autumn Human Castle Festival
 
This is the final day of the Human Castle season in Catalonia, and in this important Catalan city the excitement is almost touchable as one of the best teams in the region competes to see who can make the tallest towers.Experience Catalan festivals!
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30.12.07: Pine Tree Festival
 
The end of the year is a time of intense celebration for this village as everybody joins in with an ancient tree ritual. Why is such a seemingly pagan ritual carried out in a Christian church? Experience Catalan festivals!
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14.01.07: Animal Blessing & Catalan Lunch
 
On this day, animals are the protagonists of the town. Discover Enjoy a unique culinary custom, known as a "Calçotada" - a specially grown vegetable cooked over open fires. Barcelona tour in Catalonia: experience Catalan festivals!
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17.02.07: Pyrenees Carnival
 
Live one of the most important days in the Catalan calendar, and discover how local people celebrate their Carnival in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains. Experience Catalan festivals!
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11.03.07: Omelet Festival & Mountain Lunch
 
Experience life as a Catalan person for one day and celebrate a 900 year old tradition in the Priorat. Sample exquisite wines at a local bodega, home also to the first Carthusian Monastery on the Iberian Peninsular. Experience Catalan festivals!
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09.04.07: Horn Dance Easter Festival
 
Celebrate an Easter Monday Festival in a remote Catalan village. Experience life as a local for one day, join in with the villagers and watch the Dance of the Horned Man. Experience Catalan festivals!
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13.05.07: May Time Festival
 
One of the most authentic Catalan festivals in Catalonia - a Spring time May Festival. Warriors dressed in gold decorate the streets. Barcelona tour in Catalonia: experience Catalan festivals!
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16.06.07: Mountain Log Burning Festival (2 days)
 
Participate in fire rituals that are hundreds of years old. Stay overnight in the Vall de Boi, famous for the largest concentration of Romanesque architecture in Europe. Experience Catalan festivals!
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29.06.07: Summer Festival at Gaudi's Birthplace
 
Come and celebrate the summer festival of the town where Antoni Gaudí - Catalonia’s most famous Modernist architect- was born. Experience Catalan festivals!
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01.07.07: Raftmen Festival & Prehistoric Dolmens
 
Celebrate the festival of the Raft Men, one of the oldest professions in Catalonia.Come on a tour of the pre-historic stone dolmens during a Pyrenean forest walk, and enjoy a unique day trip from Barcelona. Experience Catalan festivals!
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26.07.07: Fire & Dragon Festival
 
Discover why fire plays such an important role in the Catalan calendar and experience devil dances, dragon processions and huge displays of fire works at an authentic Catalan summer festival. Experience Catalan festivals!
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07.08.07: Sea Town Summer Festival
 
At this sleepy fishing town, the streets burst into life with multicolour summer dancing from the giants, gypsies and dragons. Discover the Human Pyramid and Human Castle tradition. Experience Catalan festivals!
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31.08.07: Summer Human Castle Festival
 
The most spectacular Human Castles are built at this festival, reaching heights of up to 10 storeys. If Flamenco describes Andalucia, Human Castles points to Catalonia. Barcelona tour in Catalonia: experience Catalan festivals!
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10.09.07: Bull Barrel Run Festival
 
The Iberian obsession with the bull is not typically associated with Catalonia, although some towns celebrate an event known as a Bull Run, a test of strength between human and beast. Experience Catalan festivals!
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