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The caganer, although like many other traditions has spread to more places outside Catalonia, is a typical figure of the Catalan Christmas, said Fabiola Sofia Masegosa, professor, translator and writer

Fabiola Sofía Masegosa Gayo born in Alicante on April 9, 1968. She is a professor and a professional translator: she has a degree in Spanish UNED and PhD in Catalan Philology (University of Lleida). Also, she is the author of the thesis “The theater life in Andorra from 1900 to 1970” (2017). In 2018, she …

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Agenda / All Andorra news

23rd & 24th June: The Eve and Festival of Sant Joan is held on the Summer Solstice when the sun reaches its zenith

 

23rd & 24th June: The Eve and Festival of Sant Joan is held on the Summer Solstice when the sun reaches its zenith. (Interestingly, for the Catalans, this is considered the beginning of Summer whereas in the UK, for example, it is known as Midsummer’s Eve.

Arguably, it is Catalonia’s and Andorra’s favourite festival. Starting at …

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Festivals, holidays and fairs of the Pyrenees and around with Irma Tomas / Photo reportage

La Seu d’Urgell celebrated the feast of St. Anthony by cooking more than 7000 portions of escudella

La Seu d’Urgell celebrated the feast of St. Anthony

by cooking more than 7000 portions of escudella

More than 7,000 bowls of escudella were prepared by members of the Brotherhood of Sant Antoni of la Seu d’Urgell. The inhabitants of the city enjoyed this traditional winter soup from 7:00. It took 2500 kilograms of vegetables, …

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All Andorra news / Culture

The Artalroc in Escaldes-Engordany opens a new exhibition entitled “Japan, the footprint of water”

On October 23, the Artalroc in Escaldes-Engordany opens a new exhibition entitled “Japan, the footprint of water”. The 190 photographs that will be on display, most of them hand-colored, belong to the Guimet National Museum of Asian Art in Paris.

“Japan, the footprint of water” is a representative exhibition of Japan during the second half of …

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What to do today? Cultural events in Andorra with Clare Allcard

PICK OF THE WEEK: Monday, 24th September – Sunday, 30th September, 2018

PICK OF THE WEEK: Monday, 24th September – Sunday, 30th September, 2018

MUSIC
Saturday, 29th September at 21h at the Sport Hotel Soldeu, Canillo. Shuffle Express in Concert (Free) A night of traditional and contemporary blues in different styles (swing, rock, shuffle, calypso…) with cover versions by artists such as BB King, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Joe …

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What to do today? Cultural events in Andorra with Clare Allcard

PICK OF THE WEEK: Monday, 17th September – Sunday, 23th September, 2018

PICK OF THE WEEK: Monday, 17th September – Sunday, 23th September, 2018

FESTIVAL OF MAGIC: CANILLO IS FILLED WITH MAGIC!

Friday 21st to Sunday, 23rd September at the Palau de Gel d’Andorra ice rink.

FRIDAY: 22h Magic Night with the magician, Isaac Jurado and his show ‘Bamm!’ in the Auditorium (PdG.) (5€. Children under 6, 3€.)

SATURDAY: 12h Magic …

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