Each April 23 is celebrated in Catalonia and other regions of Spain the dyad of Sant Jordi (St. George’s Day), a festival that marks the death of the saint and in which give away books and pink s, coinciding with the International Book Day .
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While it is not known with certainty when the tradition of giving roses began the day of Sant Jordi , one reason would be the custom among the nobility go to Mass at the chapel of Sant Jordi, in the Palace of the Generalitat, and in the same square the Fira de roses (roses Fair), a party where men gave away roses as proof of love is celebrated.
However, there is a Spanish legend, varies in extent and in some details, which explains the origin of the roses that are given away on this date:
“ The town of Montblanc was being terrorized by a colossal dragon. The beast had settled on the outskirts of the village, infecting the air and water with his breath and wreaking havoc among cattle. In their search for food, every time was closer to the walls, so that neighbors had to find a way to keep it away started by feeding sheep. When they were finished, they continued with the oxen, and then with horses . And finally had no choice but to slaughter the inhabitants themselves .
the names of all were raffled also the king, and his daughter Princess, and every day an innocent hand decided who would die the next morning. And later the princess was chosen. Some say that King cried and begged his subjects for the life of her daughter , but it was useless because it was not the only parent heartbroken. Tell others that the king gave his daughter with courage and fortitude. Thus, the young man left the walls and headed for their sad fate.
When the terrible dragon toward her, emerged from the mist a beautiful white knight on a white horse who attacked the beast. The animal, wounded, was subjected to the gentleman, who tied his neck one end of the belt princess. The lady took the other end of the belt and led the dragon to the gate of the city. There, in sight of all, the gentleman finished off the beast of a single blow of the spear. From the blood that flowed from the lifeless body of the monster was born a red rose the gentleman gave the princess.
The king offered the gentleman all the riches to imagine, but he preferred to be allocated over the inhabitants of the kingdom. In addition, a church built in his name, which flowed a wonderful water that was able to heal the sick “
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So, in Catalonia and other Spanish cities is customary every April 23 that men give roses to women, and they give them away a book, remembering the burial and death respectively Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare, and another Hispanic, the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.
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