Archives for spring

Let’s accompany the herd – Llessui

This consists of a half-day excursion (morning) in which you can accompany, and help, one of the shepherds from Llessui to herd their cattle. Organised by the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, at Llessui, and the Ecomuseum of the Shepherds of the Vall d’Àssua.
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Calendars: nature.
Comarques: El Pallars Sobirà and Llessui.
Campanyes: spring.
Venues: Llessui (Aviem el bestiar).

Festival and Procession of the Verge dels Dolors – Bellpuig (l’Urgell)

The Festival of the Verge dels Dolors (Our Lady of Sorrow) is celebrated on the Friday before Good Friday and there will be associated acts throughout the weekend. Mass, celebration of The Word, in honour of the Sorrow of Our Lady, ringing of church bells, procession of the Armats (Roman soldiers) and the gathering of all the passos (themed floats) and the Great Procession of Penitence (10 pm). 
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Calendars: culture.
Comarques: Bellpuig and L'Urgell.
Campanyes: spring.
Venues: Bellpuig (Festivitat i Processó de la Verge dels Dolors).

13th Easter Festival of Cervera (la Segarra)

The Easter Festival affirms the distinctive and characteristic personality which derive from it being dedicated to Catalan classical music and everything that surrounds it. In a year in which the 50th anniversary of the death of Pau Casals is being commemorated, Cervera’s Easter Festival could not forget this milestone. Two common threads run through this year’s programme: the music and life of Pau Casals and the work of exiled and émigré musicians from different periods. In this edition, visitors will find 10 productions that crystallize in 15 concerts given at different points in the town of Cervera. There will also
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Calendars: active tourism, culture, family tourism, festivals and fairs, gastronomy, and nature.
Comarques: Cervera and La Segarra.
Campanyes: spring.
Venues: Cervera (11è Festival de Pasqua de Cervera).

The Passion of Cervera (la Segarra)

More than two hundred extras will stage the “Passion of Cervera”, which is one of the oldest in Europe and has been declared a Treasure of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Catalonia and Andorra. It has been performed in Cervera for more than 500 years. Although customs change, the essence of human relations has remained the same, from the medieval period to the 21st century: violence, corruption associated with power, suicide, stoning, and the sentencing to death of an innocent prisoner.
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Calendars: culture.
Comarques: Cervera and La Segarra.
Campanyes: spring.