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-A lot of her food is influenced by traditional Catalan style recipes
-She was an only child born in 1952 and started cooking as a young girl
-She has both a son and a daughter
-She was born into a family of farmers
-She married to Toni Balam, and the couple opened up Sant Pau in 1988 In 1991 it obtained its first Michelin guide star and in 2006 got its third Michelin star
-She is one of the only five-Michelin starred female chefs
-She's an Aries
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https://www.britannica.com/place/Catalonia https://www.worldweatheronline.com/lang/en-us/catalonia-weather/catalonia/es.aspx

http://suitelife.com/blog/barcelona-real-estate/catalan-culture-in-nutshell/

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Catalans wear modern Western-style clothing. ... Traditional male Catalan garb includes the distinctive barretina, a sock-shaped, red woolen hat that can be seen at festivals. It is often worn with a white shirt and black slacks and vest. Women's festive costumes include elaborate lacework in both black and white.

Iconographic evidence in the form of cliff and cave paintings as well as antique vases attests to a lively musical culture among the ancient inhabitants of Catalonia.
Music wise other relics suggest the later assimilation of Greek and Roman musical practices in the region

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* The Catalan burro (The Catalan donkey) – The ‘national’ symbol of Catalonia. Their take on the bull as a symbol of Spain. It’s origins lie with a breed of donkey native to Catalonia and Catalan speaking areas. The donkey emblem has many interpretations as to what it means. Some say it represents Catalan’s as hard workers whilst others say it is there to make fun of the Spanish bull

* Castellers – Human towers which are a unique tradition to Catalonia. Back in 2010, they received UNESCO protection which makes them culturally exclusive to Catalonia. Most

popular in the town of Tarragona (where they hold contests to see who can get the biggest human tower!), they can be seen all over Catalonia particularly during big celebrations such as La Merce. The idea is to build the biggest human tower possible and then disassemble the quickest. A great deal of trust and concentration are needed for this! Nowadays, it is open to men, women and even children!

* La Sardana – this is a traditional dance of Catalonia said to have links with Catalan nationalism. I have included a link to a video of this dance below! If you want to see a Sardana dance in Barcelona, you can see it during some festivals or at the Teatre Mercat de les Flors Theatre

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* La Merce – Held for a week in September every year for the celebration of the Vigrin of Grace

* Dia de Sant Jordi – Catalonia’s answer to Valentines Day. Instead of 14th February, it is held on 23rd April

* National Day of Catalonia – Held on 11 September, this day commemorates the defeat of the Catalans by the Spanish in 1714.

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* Catalonia, Spanish Cataluña, Catalan Catalunya, comunidad autónoma(autonomous community) and historic region of Spain, encompassing the northeastern provincias (provinces) of Girona, Barcelona, Tarragona, and Lleida. The autonomous community of Catalonia occupies a triangular area in the northeastern corner of Spain.

* Weather is very close to our own weather, Rainfall falls in moderate levels throughout the season and snow can be expected in January. Spring, March to May, is similar to autumn in Catalonia although the season receives warm and sunny weather. The average maximums climb to 16°C in March, 17°C in April and 20°C in the last month of the season.

* Attempting to gain independence from Spain

* Has its own language and culture from Spain (autonomous community)

* Catalan cuisine is a good mix of seafood and meat based dishes due to Catalonia’s proximity to both the sea and mountains

* Catalan people, for the most part, are bilingual in both Catalan and Spanish

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BASIC PHRASES IN CATALUNA:

Bon dia (similar to buenos dias in Spanish) – Good day
Hello Com estas? (similar to como estas in Spanish)- How are you?  Be, gracies. I tu? – Good thank you. And you?  Adeu – Goodbye
Si us plau – please
Moltes gracies – Thank you very much
Parles angles? – Do you speak English?
Com es diu…..en Catala? – How do you say…….in Catalan?