Spain's Barcelona celebrates day of books, love

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Spain's Barcelona celebrates day of books, love

STORY: Spain's Barcelona celebrates day of books, love SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LUCIA LEANDRO, Bookstall manager 3. various of visitors 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): IVAN FERNANDEZ, Barcelona resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): SONIA DEL CAMPO, Writer STORYLINE: On Tuesday, thousands of people flocked to the streets of Barcelona for a local festival that celebrates reading and love. Local residents and visitors from around the world strolled in the spring sunshine, browsing the many book and rose stalls set up for the traditional feast day of Saint George (Sant Jordi in Catalan). The celebration has its origins in the legend of Saint George, a Roman knight who, it is said, saved a princess from the clutches of a dragon from whose blood a red rosebush sprouted. The custom of exchanging roses and books was born about six centuries ago in Catalonia,

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