Diada the Sant Jordi (Saint George's Day)

April 21, 2017

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Hagerty Hall, Lobby area

Add to Calendar 2017-04-21 10:00:00 2017-04-21 13:00:00 Diada the Sant Jordi (Saint George's Day) On Friday, April 21, the Spanish and Portuguese department will celebrate Diada the Sant Jordi, one of the main expressions of Catalan culture. In celebration of this event, there will be a booth in the Lobby Area of Hagerty Hall with free typical Catalan food and information about the Catalan language and culture courses offered at OSU. People from the department will be available to provide information for any students interested from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.This festival attracts thousands of people every year in the Spanish community of Catalonia, and it is also celebrated —although in different ways— in some towns and cities in the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands. It is celebrated on April 23, a day in which the main streets of cities and towns are full of booths where books and roses are sold. On this day, it is tradition that men give women a rose and women give men a book as a token of love—therefore, it has some similarities to Saint Valentine’s Day. The festival originated in the Middle Ages as a rose fare. Throughout time, it changed until it acquired its current format in the twentieth century, when the rose tradition blended with the Day of the Book. Sant Jordi is not only a day of love and literature, but it also is an expression of pride for people who relate with the Catalan-speaking culture.The festival owes its name to Saint George, patron saint of Catalonia. According to the legend, a long time ago a fierce dragon frightened the people in the Catalan town of Montblanc. He devoured the stock to such an extent that it started to threaten the town’s inhabitants. In order to avoid the attack of the beast, the people of the town decided to offer him a human sacrifice every day. Draws were taking place among the population; the king’s family was included in the deal and, one day, the princess was chosen. When the dragon was about to swallow her, a knight, named Sant Jordi, appeared and saved her. Later, the people killed the dragon and a rose bush with red roses poured out of the beast’s blood. Sant Jordi picked up one of the roses and gave it to the princess as a small token. Since then it is a tradition that men give red roses to their beloved in the Catalan-speaking areas. Hagerty Hall, Lobby area OSU ASC Drupal 8 ascwebservices@osu.edu America/New_York public

2017-04-21 10:00:00 2017-04-21 13:00:00 Diada the Sant Jordi (Saint George's Day) On Friday, April 21, the Spanish and Portuguese department will celebrate Diada the Sant Jordi, one of the main expressions of Catalan culture. In celebration of this event, there will be a booth in the Lobby Area of Hagerty Hall with free typical Catalan food and information about the Catalan language and culture courses offered at OSU. People from the department will be available to provide information for any students interested from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.This festival attracts thousands of people every year in the Spanish community of Catalonia, and it is also celebrated —although in different ways— in some towns and cities in the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands. It is celebrated on April 23, a day in which the main streets of cities and towns are full of booths where books and roses are sold. On this day, it is tradition that men give women a rose and women give men a book as a token of love—therefore, it has some similarities to Saint Valentine’s Day. The festival originated in the Middle Ages as a rose fare. Throughout time, it changed until it acquired its current format in the twentieth century, when the rose tradition blended with the Day of the Book. Sant Jordi is not only a day of love and literature, but it also is an expression of pride for people who relate with the Catalan-speaking culture.The festival owes its name to Saint George, patron saint of Catalonia. According to the legend, a long time ago a fierce dragon frightened the people in the Catalan town of Montblanc. He devoured the stock to such an extent that it started to threaten the town’s inhabitants. In order to avoid the attack of the beast, the people of the town decided to offer him a human sacrifice every day. Draws were taking place among the population; the king’s family was included in the deal and, one day, the princess was chosen. When the dragon was about to swallow her, a knight, named Sant Jordi, appeared and saved her. Later, the people killed the dragon and a rose bush with red roses poured out of the beast’s blood. Sant Jordi picked up one of the roses and gave it to the princess as a small token. Since then it is a tradition that men give red roses to their beloved in the Catalan-speaking areas. Hagerty Hall, Lobby area America/New_York public

On Friday, April 21, the Spanish and Portuguese department will celebrate Diada the Sant Jordi, one of the main expressions of Catalan culture. In celebration of this event, there will be a booth in the Lobby Area of Hagerty Hall with free typical Catalan food and information about the Catalan language and culture courses offered at OSU. People from the department will be available to provide information for any students interested from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

This festival attracts thousands of people every year in the Spanish community of Catalonia, and it is also celebrated —although in different ways— in some towns and cities in the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands. It is celebrated on April 23, a day in which the main streets of cities and towns are full of booths where books and roses are sold. On this day, it is tradition that men give women a rose and women give men a book as a token of love—therefore, it has some similarities to Saint Valentine’s Day. The festival originated in the Middle Ages as a rose fare. Throughout time, it changed until it acquired its current format in the twentieth century, when the rose tradition blended with the Day of the Book. Sant Jordi is not only a day of love and literature, but it also is an expression of pride for people who relate with the Catalan-speaking culture.

The festival owes its name to Saint George, patron saint of Catalonia. According to the legend, a long time ago a fierce dragon frightened the people in the Catalan town of Montblanc. He devoured the stock to such an extent that it started to threaten the town’s inhabitants. In order to avoid the attack of the beast, the people of the town decided to offer him a human sacrifice every day. Draws were taking place among the population; the king’s family was included in the deal and, one day, the princess was chosen. When the dragon was about to swallow her, a knight, named Sant Jordi, appeared and saved her. Later, the people killed the dragon and a rose bush with red roses poured out of the beast’s blood. Sant Jordi picked up one of the roses and gave it to the princess as a small token. Since then it is a tradition that men give red roses to their beloved in the Catalan-speaking areas.