tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post5379785909561000251..comments2023-12-12T15:24:23.409+01:00Comments on BeyondThePale: Squatting in the Plaça Sant JaumeDvorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16677105625085234763noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-68135481249423889632011-12-30T18:02:28.319+01:002011-12-30T18:02:28.319+01:00Thanks Jaume, his pancreas is improving but now he...Thanks Jaume, his pancreas is improving but now he has a bad cold. Poor little guy. But I hope this too will pass soon. And thanks for becoming a follower!Dvorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677105625085234763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-4198157923507878742011-12-30T09:12:47.093+01:002011-12-30T09:12:47.093+01:00Oh, I hope that you cat is better now.Oh, I hope that you cat is better now.Jaumehttp://blocs.mesvilaweb.cat/borinotusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-15375694870383168482011-12-29T16:23:40.095+01:002011-12-29T16:23:40.095+01:00Hi Jaume,
Yes, I did find the shop. I took some p...Hi Jaume,<br />Yes, I did find the shop. I took some photos and intended to include it in this post, together with images of the pessebre de sorra in La Pineda, but my cat became very ill and I was too upset to write a longer post.<br />But thanks for the information and this video. The shop will make it much easier to buy candles next year, if I'm still living here (hopefully I will have sold my villa and moved further north by then).Dvorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677105625085234763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-23912237240030504382011-12-29T10:45:44.029+01:002011-12-29T10:45:44.029+01:00Hello,
Did you fins the shop in the Call I talked...Hello,<br /><br />Did you fins the shop in the Call I talked about in my previous comment? <br /><br />I mentioned that this year there would be a bi Khanukkija in Plaça St. Jaume but it was only the first day of Khanukka. I don't know why.<br />Anyway I have heard that next year it will be the whole celebration there.<br /><br />I add a video of the cerimony. Best regards<br /><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_A_lsCAuIw&feature=relatedJaumehttp://blocs.mesvilaweb.cat/borinotusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-9496488611072877022011-12-23T19:55:38.048+01:002011-12-23T19:55:38.048+01:00Thanks Diane! I don't think anyone knows the ...Thanks Diane! I don't think anyone knows the origin of the caganer. Nothing I've ever heard or read, including (in English) Barcelona by Robert Hughes, says exactly why. <br /><br />Generally, the Catalans are not especially religious (the Setmana Santa processions are much more popular in the south of Spain than they are here) and they are pretty irreverent. I've heard said that the caganer lends an earthy, realistic, human aspect to the holy scene. If you look at Catalan artist Joan Miro's famous painting (can't remember the name of it, but I believe it hangs at MOMA or somewhere in the US) of a farm (an image of the farm he lived in here, near Montroig) you'll see a little guy squatting (etc.) just to the left of the tree.Dvorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677105625085234763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-2091720995435022372011-12-23T18:38:31.472+01:002011-12-23T18:38:31.472+01:00LOL! That is such a weird addition to the nativity...LOL! That is such a weird addition to the nativity . . . and why is he included?<br /><br />I'm sorry Felix is ill, but I'm betting that the vet will have him feeling fine by tomorrow and ready to come home for a nice, quiet Christmas Eve with you. <br /><br />I enjoy these journal entries, Dvora. Please find the inspiration to keep them coming, if only because you have at least one faithful reader.<br /><br />DianeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13924651363499734738noreply@blogger.com