The 23rd of April is approaching. Do you happen to stay in a
Barcelona Hotel or a
Barcelona holiday apartment during that time? Then you should participate in this local tradition - the St. Jordi's day is a bit like Valentine's Day with a twist. The boys offer their girls red roses and the girls their boys a book. The part of offering roses can be traced back to the middle age where Saint George saved his beloved princess by killing a dragon. He took his sword and stabbed it into the dragon's heart. Instead of blood, a red rose came out of the dragon's heart. To see the full legend you might want to go to the
Guasch Teatre to see the play of the Legend of Saint George. The tradition of giving books to the boys was introduced by a bookseller in 1923, who promoted the day to honor the deaths of Miguel Cervantes and William Shakespeare, both also on the April 23. Also, when you stay at a
Barcelona apartment, you might want to go to one of the many local bakeries to try the St. Jordi's day cake. Yummy!
