Catalan Spring Picnic in Los Angeles (California)

Spring Picnic for Sant Jordi in Los Angeles

Sunday, May 5th, 2012 12-5pm

Rancho Dominguez, 18127 S. Alameda Street, Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220

12:30 Arts and Crafts Workshop for the little ones
1:00 Culinary demonstration of Catalan cuisine
2:00 Lunch (paella, salad, bread, desert, and coffee)
3:30 Sardanes, traditional Catalan dancing
4:00 Games and activities for kids (piñata)
4:30 Raffle

Price $15 adults, $13 members, $6 under 12. Make your lunch reservations before May 1st.

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Sant Jordi's day in Georgetown (Washington DC)

All of the activities after 2pm will be held in the Intercultural Center building (ICC) on the Campus of Georgetown University (37th and O Street, NW, Washington DC, 2007)

2pm-4pm (ICC 450)

Literary gathering, bring your favorite texts (RSVP)

4:30pm (ICC 450)

What Catalans Want: A view from new generations
Laia Balcells, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Duke University
Astrid Bierge, Freelance journalist and writer
Mod: Clara Ponsatí, Prince of Asturias Chair, SFS, Georgetown University

8:30pm (ICC 462)

Catalan dinner (traditional Catalan food)

All day long

Book exchange in the hall of the Spanish and Portuguese Department. Bring a good book to give. Take another one with you.

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Sant Jordi's Day in Michigan: Day of Books and Roses

Friends of the Ferndale Library and The Society of Sant Jordi invite the public to enjoy a full day of cultural festivities – meet Michigan authors, buy books, sample great wines from Elie Wine Co. of Royal Oak and delicious food from local restaurants, give a rose to someone special, enjoy readings from local writers, and more. Children can join the dragon egg hunt and have their faces painted.

It’s a spring feast for everyone and a great way to support the Ferndale Public Library. Admission is $5. Kid...s 12 and under are free.

Proceeds from the event will go directly to the Library for community programs.

The Day of Books and Roses celebrates a famous day in Catalonia, called “La Diada de Sant Jordi” or Saint George’s Day, a day when Catalans stroll streets filled with booksellers and flower stalls on April 23rd to buy a rose, a book, or both to give to loved ones, family members, and friends to commemorate the feast of Saint Jordi, a noble dragon slayer and the region’s patron saint.
The origins of Saint Jordi Day are a mixture of Catalan traditions and customs. The tradition of men giving women a rose on April 23rd comes from the legend of Saint Jordi, who famously slayed a dragon to save a Catalan princess and gave her a rose that bloomed from the dragon’s blood. Woman began the tradition of giving books to men in 1926. Blended into the Saint Jordi celebration is the  International Day of the Book, established in 1995 by the United Nations on April 23rd to honor Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare who both died on that date in 1616.


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Sant Jordi : Books and Roses in New York

On Sunday, April 21st, 2013 at the 86th Street Barnes & Noble in Manhattan (NY) will be celebrated Sant Jordi. The event will include a presentation of Liz Castro’s “What’s Up with Catalonia?” and Jordi Punti’s ”Lost Luggage“. It will also include panel discussions and Q&A with the authors as well as Monsterrat Gibernau, Mary Ann Newman and Jordi Graupera.

11:00am: Kids event (puppet show): The Legend of Saint George and the Dragon

12:00pm: Welcoming words by the President of the Catalan Institute of America
12:10pm: Jordi Puntí’s “Lost Luggage“: bilingual reading in English and Catalan
12:30pm: Q&A with Jordi Puntí
12:45pm: Break
1:00pm What’s Up With Catalonia? Panel discussion with Liz Castro, Montserrat Guibernau and Jordi Puntí, moderated by Jordi Graupera.
1:40pm Q&A with the panel
1:55pm Book signing and roses for families

We will also be sampling special Catalan chocolates,
courtesy of Barcelona master chocolatier Oriol Balaguer.


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Sant Jordi's Day in Vancouver (British Columbia), Canada

Vancouver's Sant Jordi celebration will take place on Sunday, April 21st from 12-4:30pm at the Greek Cultural Center, 4500 Arbutus Street Vancouver,V6J 4A2. The entrance to the hall is through the parking lot.

We encourage everyone to participate in the omelet and coca contest that will take place. Also, as in other years, there will be book and poetry readings, so choose a passage and come and read!

There will be more surprises, but you'll have to come to find out what they are! Please come on time, as there are many activities planned.


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Sant Jordi's Day in San Francisco

A celebration will be held on Saturday April 20th starting at 4 pm at 475 Urbano Drive, San Francisco. organized by the Casal Català del Nord de Califòrnia. The event will consist in cultural lectures with books and roses.

Map

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