Catalan festive traditions – A Luxury Travel Blog : A Luxury Travel Blog

Christmas is celebrated in its own unique way all across the world, with countless different traditions and cultures holding its own distinctive celebrations for the festive season. Catalonia is a region of Spain famed across the globe for its proud traditions, and at Christmas time there are certainly some surprising and special celebrations. These are an insight into what the festive holidays look like for the typical Catalan person, that you could maybe even incorporate into your own household this year.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

For Catalonians and the rest of Spain alike, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Día de la Inmaculada Concepción) is generally considered as the start of Christmas. Taking place on the 8th of December, this date is when they will start to put up the Christmas decorations. But it is also a celebration that is very important to people of Roman Catholic faith in Catalonia – it is the day that they…