Title: Matí de Festa Major
Description: On the morning of Sunday 23, a walk through the old quarter will bring you a host of surprises: popular cultural groups from all over the city will invade the streets to celebrate the city’s biggest day of the year.
8:00 Matinades de Grallers (Pipers’ morning): popular music groups go around the city waking up the neighbours. From the Plaça de La Mercè to the Plaça de Sant Jaume
10:00 L’Assalt dels Trabucaires (The Blunderbuss Assault): the ancient bandoleers fire their weapons in honour of the Virgin of La Mercè. From the Avinguda de la Catedral to the Plaça de Sant Jaume
11:00 Matí Gegant (Giants’ Morning): a show of dances and processions by the giants. From Plaça de Sant Jaume to Plaça de Catalunya
12:00 Seguici d’Autoritats (Authorities Procession): the most historical beasts come out again to parade around the institutional heart of Barcelona. From the Plaça de la Mercè to the Plaça de Sant Jaume
1 2:30 Matí Casteller (Human Castles Morning): the well-known Catalan tradition of building human castles – a homage to team work. All the groups which exist in the different neighbourhoods of Barcelona will take part: Castellers of Barcelona, Sants, Vila de Gràcia, Poble-sec and Sagrada Família
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