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Did you know that while in Ireland it is normal to eat your meat or fish with potatoes, in Catalonia it is more common to eat it with...? rice. pasta. bread.

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The correct answer is: bread.
Did you know that while in Ireland, touching one's nose when talking is interpreted as a sign of confidentiality, in Catalonia it is interpreted as a sign of... lying. insecurity. superiority.

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The correct answer is: lying.
Did you know that one of the most important, popularly celebrated festivals in Ireland is St. Patrick's Day, March 17), while in Catalonia, it is... Sant Esteve (St. Stephen, December 26). Santa Montserrat (St. Montserrat, April 27). Sant Jordi (St. George, April 23).

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Sant Jordi is the patron saint of Catalonia and is used to celebrate “Lovers' day” (which is not celebrated on Valentine's Day, February 14). Tradition says that on the festival of Sant Jordi, girls should receive a rose and boys a book, although today, both partners usually receive books. (The gift of a book links in with the fact that April 23 is the day on which the “Day of the Book” is celebrated to commemorate the deaths of both Shakespeare and Cervantes on that same day.)

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The correct answer is: Sant Jordi (St. George, April 23).
Sant Jordi is the patron saint of Catalonia and is used to celebrate “Lovers' day” (which is not celebrated on Valentine's Day, February 14). Tradition says that on the festival of Sant Jordi, girls should receive a rose and boys a book, although today, both partners usually receive books. (The gift of a book links in with the fact that April 23 is the day on which the “Day of the Book” is celebrated to commemorate the deaths of both Shakespeare and Cervantes on that same day.)

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Sant Jordi

Patron saint of Catalonia, a fact that is celebrated on 23 April. The day of Sant Jordi (Saint George) is also the “Day of the Book” and of roses.

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"I understand perfectly that I'm living somewhere where the people speak Catalan and not just Spanish. And I like being able to surprise people with the fact that although I'm foreign, I speak their language and I want to learn about their culture."

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