Today, in
Catalonia, we celebrate one of the nicest days of the year: Sant Jordi
(Saint George).
Men buy roses –normally one- to their wives, mothers, sisters,
daughters, girlfriends any
woman they want and women buy books to their husbands, parents,
brothers,
sons boy friends... In every citie and village of Catalonia, you can
find thousands of
stands were they sell roses and books. Best Sellers of the
moment, and not
so good, go all around dedicating their books to their fans. And
of course,
there are a lot of people that buy books for their own; it is a
very nice
tradition.
The streets
are full and it is difficult to walk around, but it is really
nice. I know some
of you will think that is a bit boring to walk around the main
streets because
there are a lot of people, but I think it is a day you cannot
miss if you live
in Barcelona or if you ever travel here. Here, in Barcelona, the
streets are
packed since the beginning of the day and you can see love
flying in the air.
It is very nice when you see a couple walking through the
streets and enjoying
so much this day. I strongly recommend you to experience Sant Jordi here.
Every year
you find more people selling roses in the streets. Today I want
to point out
three things that have called my attention: even the Chinese
from the bazaars are
selling roses. They are always ready to make profitable business; they don’t
let pass an opportunity. The other two are stands I have seen
running. I never
go out with money in my pockets when I run, but if I had today,
I have to admit
that I would have bought one in this stand, because I have found
it funny. One
of them offered a discount to bikers and runners and the other
was offering a
piece of cake if you bought a flower.
Just one thing before I finish: I know it is very nice to buy roses and
books in a
special day like this one, but every day of the year is good to
buy flowers and
books for other person or for yourself. Don’t forget to make
happy the people
that are around you! Flowers are one of the nicest gifts you can
do to any woman.
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