“SANT JORDI”

THIS IS A TRADICIONAL FESTIVITY THIS IS A TRADICIONAL FESTIVITY IN CATALONIAIN CATALONIA

THE LEGEND OF SANT JORDI

People say that the legend of Sant Jordi, the Dragon and the Princess in Catalonia happened in the village of Montblanc

many,many years ago

That dragon was the most powerful of the dragons. And the Princess was the most popular person in the village

because she was the King’s daughter. Everybody feared the dragon.

Every day he ate a pair of lambs. Then the people fed him with horses but he didn't have enough food. And they had to draw people to calm the hunger of the beast. And the King wanted to put his family in the drawing. One

day he took the name of the princess.

The King accepted the destiny and he didn't want to change the sacrifice. The princess should be sacrificed. A young man appeared, he was a knight. He was beautiful like the sun, he was called Jordi (George) And he speared the dragon.Then, he tied the dragon with a rope.

Later, Sant Jordi nailed a lance and the dragon died immediately. Where the dragon died, a rosal bush of red roses appeared like blood. Sant Jordi took the most beautiful one and offered it to the Princess.

He rode on his horse. He passed down a vestibule, it's called the “Vestibule of Sant

Jordi”. Everything was seen by the King and the neighbours of Montblanc. And they chose Sant Jordi as the Patron Saint of the village.

THE ENDTHE END

TRADITIONTRADITIONThe day of Sant Jordi is the 23th of April. In this day the girls buy a book for their

boyfriend, and the boyfriend buys a rose for her.

SANT JORDI’S DAY AT SCHOOLSANT JORDI’S DAY AT SCHOOL

In the school we celebrate this festivity. We don’t have lessons and have a party. The students of 4th

year of ESO sell roses and books and prepare a disco to collect money for their final trip. Many students

present compositions to a contest and they can win a rose and books (1st price) or only books (2nd price). Other school activities are: basketball, football, a disco… At the end of the day we go back home.

PHOTOS OF SANT JORDI PHOTOS OF SANT JORDI 20072007

PHOTOS OF SANT JORDI PHOTOS OF SANT JORDI 20072007