Here in Catalonia, All Saints’ Day and the evening before are known as the Castanyada meaning Day of the Chestnut.
The Castanyada is a popular Catalan festival. Like Halloween, its origins are in an ancient ritual festival of the dead.
It consists of a meal of chestnuts, panellets, sweet potato and preserved fruits, typically with moscatell to drink.Around the time of this celebration, it is common for street vendors to sell hot toasted chestnuts wrapped
in newspaper.
Historically, La Castanyada, celebrated on All Saints Day, was to honour saints and dead ancestors.
Cemeteries will be busy this weekend as people visit to sprinkle the graves with holy water, leave flowers and hold vigils.
The festival is usually depicted with the figure of a castanyera: an old lady, dressed in peasant's clothing and wearing a headscarf, sat behind a table, roasting chetsnuts for street sale.
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molt bona idea el descobrir les nostres tradicions mentre practiquem una altra llengua!!
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