Barcelona celebrates Sant Jordi day with books, roses
STORY: Barcelona celebrates Sant Jordi day with books, roses
DATELINE: April 24, 2023
LENGTH: 0:00:45
LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of book and flower stalls
STORYLINE:
Thousands of people flocked to the streets in the Spanish city of Barcelona on Sunday as they celebrated Sant Jordi Day, which coincided with World Book Day.
320 book and flower stalls were set up around the city, an 11.5 percent increase compared with a year earlier.
In Spain, the occasion is associated with roses due to the legend of the knight Sant Jordi saving the princess from a dragon and giving her a rose born from dragon blood.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Barcelona, Spain.
(XHTV)
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- 2023/4/24 00:00:00
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