Uncertainty ahead of July 23 summer Sant Jordi
Some book and rose stands expected on alternative date set due to Covid lockdown in April
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What to do in ‘new normality’ in July
Out of lockdown, with culture on offer again, here’s our pick of some of the best activities this month
Delayed Sant Jordi on July 23: authors signing books by appointment
Stalls will be reduced to a fourth in Barcelona and will be allowed to open until midnight
Half a million roses sold for Sant Jordi despite health crisis
Booksellers report fewer sales compared to a normal April 23, but look forward to alternative July 23 festivities
Catalan government foreign offices help promote Sant Jordi abroad
Projects with a variety of organizations in Europe and US aim to spread Catalonia's day of books and roses to an international audience
No books, no roses, no crowds on Sant Jordi's Day 2020
Catalonia's streets were unusually quiet on April 23 as health restrictions forced people to celebrate the country's saint's day from home
Health workers get roses in recognition of their efforts against coronavirus
Barcelona's wholesale market shows appreciation by sending 3,000 roses to Bellvitge hospital
Celebrating an 'alternative' Sant Jordi's Day
April 23 honors Catalonia's patron saint, and while the health crisis means public gatherings are banned, there are ways to mark this special day
Not even coronavirus can stop Sant Jordi's Day
Book and flower sectors to move celebration of love and reading from April 23 to July 23, with activities to do "at home" on patron saint's day
Sant Jordi to be held on July 23 rather than April 23 as customary
Catalan book chamber and flower vendors guild agree to postpone date due to Covid-19
Booksellers postpone traditional Sant Jordi's Day celebrations
Health crisis impacts Catalonia's annual celebration of books and romance on April 23
Foreign writers show off Sant Jordi's international side
Mia Couto, Virginie Despentes and Cesar Brandon among those taking part in this year's celebration of books and reading in Barcelona
7 million roses expected to be sold on Sant Jordi's Day
Flower vendors gear up for April 23, when Catalonia celebrates its patron saint in its own unique way
Seven million roses sold on Sant Jordi’s Day
Flowerseller’s association reports sales of 600,000 yellow roses as public shows solidarity with jailed leaders
Catalan culture fills London’s Borough Market on Sant Jordi
London’s Borough Market hosted the celebration of Sant Jordi’s Day in the British capital. Like all over Catalonia, stalls selling books and roses colored one of the most iconic spots in the city, complete with Catalan food tasting, storytelling, traditional human towers (Castellers) and a mix of both Catalan and English folklore. The Delegation of the Catalan Government to the UK and Ireland, together with the Catalan community in the UK, the Tourism Office, and Institut Ramon Llull London, which promotes Catalan culture and literature, also took part in the celebrations and had their own stalls at the market.