The Catalan Government has launched a volunteer and personal register of citizens living abroad that might be used for the self-determination consultation vote, scheduled for next November 9th. The register is addressed to citizens who are Catalans, according to the Statute of Autonomy. That is, who hold Spanish citizenship, who reside outside of the Spanish [...]
CONTINUE READING →Dear friends, Please find below the rules of our fourth Saint George’s Day Literary competition. We hope to receive lots of entries! We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday 3rd May for our annual Saint George’s Day celebration at “Reader’s Feast Bookstore”. More details on the Day will come very soon. Guidelines [...]
CONTINUE READING →Mediterranean landscapes, chess, obscures secrets. Jesús Monllaó gives you more reasons to watch “Son of Cain” a thrilling story that should be in your list! Hope to see you there! Go to the event!
CONTINUE READING →This month, Mainada playgroup will meet at Edinburgh Gardens to celebrate Cultural Diversity Week with the event Melbourne Language Picnic. In the picnic, families will be able to enjoy activities in several languages, among them Catalan, and entertainment for the little ones. Come and join us whatever age you are! See invitation of the event [...]
CONTINUE READING →Do not miss “The Plague” the first feature length by Neus Ballús and the big winner of Gaudí awards this year. Book your ticket now for V Made in Catalonia Film Festival!
CONTINUE READING →Mar Coll, the director of ‘We All Want What’s Best For Her’ (opening night), says her film will make the spectator think: FIND MORE
CONTINUE READING →This is a sneak peek of our proudly cinematic Made in Catalonia Film Festival 2014. Save the date: 14th, 15th and 16th of March at Cinema Nova. See you then!
CONTINUE READING →Hola! Do you want to learn Catalan? Catalan is the language spoken in Barcelona and in Catalonia, the language of Gaudí’s Sagrada Família and modernist architecture, the language of the best football club in the world, the snowy mountains of the Pyrenees and the “Castellers” or human towers. It is also the language of [...]
CONTINUE READING →Once again the Catalan people living in Melbourne gathered together to celebrate our traditional “Castanyada”, a popular Catalan festival on All Saints’ Day. The attendees received a special visit from our “Castanyera” who did not bring chesnuts but panellets and sat with us to share a glass of sweet wine. The main part of the [...]
CONTINUE READING →The Catalan National Day, known as “La Diada” is one of the main festivities for the Catalan people. In Melbourne we celebrated La Diada through a beautiful event that included music, videos and yummy tastings of Catalan traditional food. The event was as well an unique opportunity to spread our history and to increase awareness [...]
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