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SomVallBas
We invite you to explore traditions, landscapes, artisans, food, music, and history of the Vall d’en Bas, a rural municipality in northern Catalonia. This series is part of the SomVallBas project, which documents the creativity and cultural diversity of the region.
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Cors contra la por: Reinterpretant les lletres antifeixistes d’en RaimonLa Coral Càrmina respon al repte d'arranjar una cançó del catàleg del segell discogràfic Smithsonian Folkways.
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Christmas Runs through Joanetes: A Village Nativity Scene Lives on in the PandemicSince 1983, Joanetes has been home to a sprawling, vibrant Living Nativity.
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Neither Halloween nor Chestnut Fest: The Night of Fear in St. Esteve d’en BasBy adding a new component to All Saints’ Day, this village of 1,400 residents has combined tradition and innovation.
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Antoni Maria Badia i Margarit: St. Privat’s Most Esteemed Summer ResidentBadia i Margarit was a linguist, a philologist, and a professor, and he was in love with St. Privat d’en Bas.
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A Road to Economic Development or Environmental Distress? The Bracons Tunnel in CataloniaThe opposition to the Bracons Tunnel constituted an innovation in the country.
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The Virgin of Les Olletes, or the Little PotsOriginally, this iteration of the Virgin Mary lived in a small round hole, the size of a little pot.
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The White-Clawed Crayfish of the Vall d’en BasSince the crayfish is critically endangered, so are the games, fishing traditions, recipes, and other customs involving it.
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“Bye-bye, Home”: The Vall d’en Bas Flood of 1940Rainfall between October 17 and 18, 1940, was so intense that it exceeded three feet in some parts of the region.
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Art, Identity, and Goldfish: The Life of an Angolan Catalan PainterAntognioni Brunhoso lives inside an old textile factory on the outskirts of St. Esteve in the Vall d’en Bas, Catalonia.
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