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BARCELONA CULTURE DANNY LINDSTROM NICK SCHUMERTH DEMOGRAPHICS Barcelona population: 1.6 mil- lion Barcelona Metro Area: 5 million 15,779 inhabitants per square kilometre 62% Catalonian, 23% Spanish, 15% other Residents from other countries have been on the rise since 3.9% in 2001 LANGUAGE 95% understand Catalan 75% speak and read 50% write Over a third speak Catalan as their first language Use of Catalan in mass media was pro- hibited during the Franco regime More widely spoken than some bet- ter-known languages: Danish, Finnish, Slovak, Slovenian, Latvian, Lithuanian RELIGION 90% of Barcelona Roman Catholic 10% other Many major Roman Catholic cathe- drals and churches Contains almost all of Spain’s 1% of Jewish ECONOMY AND POLITICS 11 September is national holiday “La Senyera” Flag is horizontal stripes, 5 yellow & 4 red “Els Segadors” national anthem Developed as major industrial center for textiles and machinery in the 19th century During the Spanish Civil War, industry & services were collectivized by anarchist trade unions, formal gov’t faded Fascist victory resulted in decades of political & cultural repression Since the late 70s has functioned as autonomous state, sharing juris- diction on education, health, justice with Spain INDEPENDENCE Various pro-independence parties have ruled since 1980 2012 - 1.5 million protestors in Barcelona 2013 - approx. same number form 400km human chain along Via Catalana 2014 - 80% vote yes on indepen- dence BEHAVIOR & CUSTOMS Seny – “practical sense”: formal, organized, focused Festes – community celebrations Correfocs – people who wear ‘devil’ costumes and shoot fireworks Castells – human towers, exemplify community and teamwork. Person who climbs to top is the “enxaneta” Book Day – 23 April, people give gifts of books and roses La Merce – 24 September FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY Witches are either “bruixeria” (pact with devil) or “fetilleria” (magical heal- ers) Home del nassos – man who starts the year with 365 noses & loses one each day. Only visible on 31 December Caga tio – hollow xmas log that is ‘fed’ leading up to the holiday. On xmas, children sing traditional songs and beat it with sticks until it shits treats for everyone to share. Also “Caganer,” defecating figure who hides in nativity scenes LANDMARKS La Rambla – pedestrian mall Sagrada Familia Park Guell Gothic Quarter Casa Mila Torre Agbar SPORTS 1982 FIFA World Cup 1992 Summer Olympics FC Barcelona clubs, museum is most visited museum in city Lionel Messi, often considered the best soccer player in the world FOOD Meat and seafood are commonly mixed Butifarra – cinnamon pork sausage Pan amb tomate – toast with tomato and olive oil Calçot – barbecued onion ART Joan Miro, Salvador Dali Sardana – circular dance accompanied by ‘cobla’, 11-piece wind instrument band Nova canço – Catalan language music movement that began in the 60s 2014 National Photography Prize award- ed to Colita, who rejects it. 1977 gay rights march SOURCES SOURCES CONTINUED.