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Barcelona's Cathedral on Corpus Day - Barcelona

Barcelona's Cathedral on Corpus Day

L'ou com balla -- Dancing egg Things Catalan Review

This is a XIXth century's Barcelona custom whith a quite unknown origin, that is celebrated in th Cathedral on Corpus day.

That day the fountain of the cloister is decorated with green branches and cherries. On the top of the spout there is an egg, that with the water force it moves it and it looks like it would be dancing.

It is said, if the egg brokes, it will be a bad luck day.

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