On the day of Saint Jordi, people give one another a rose or a book.
On the day of Sant Jordi, people give one another a rose or a book. The Generalitat in Plaça de Sant Jaume is open to the public and there is a large rose market in the palace and around it, where people can buy both books and roses. (Photo: AP)- People buy books at makeshift stands as Catalans celebrate the day of their patron saint in Barcelona, Spain.
- One of the most important holidays in Catalan culture, the day of Sant Jordi or Saint George in English, coincides with World Book Day.
- To mark the date, lovers close friends and family traditionally gift each other with a red rose and a book. But many Catalans this year are using the holiday to make a political statement.
- People crowd along the historic Las Ramblas promenade of Barcelona to buy books and roses at makeshift stands as Catalans celebrate the day of their patron saint.
- A woman prepares some flowers to give away, during International Book Day, in Pamplona northern Spain.
- Book sellers continue a Spanish tradition on St. George's Day to give flowers to all people who buy a book, but the origins of the tradition are shrouded in antiquity.
- A woman receives a flower as she buys a book during International Book Day, in Pamplona northern Spain.
On the day of Sant Jordi, people give one another a rose or a book. The Generalitat in Plaça de Sant Jaume is open to the public and there is a large rose market in the palace and around it, where people can buy both books and roses. (Photo: AP)
On the day of Saint Jordi, people give one another a rose or a book.
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