viernes, 11 de abril de 2014

EASTER TRADITION IN CATALUNYA

THE "MONAS DE CHOCOLATE" ARE TYPICAL OF EASTER IN CATALUNYA.  THEY ARE MADE IN ALL TYPES OF CHOCOLATE IN MULTIPLE SHAPES AND THEMES, BUT ALMOST ALWAYS  HAVING EGGS IN IT.

THIS TRADITION ORIGINATED IN 1935, WHEN THE FIRST CHOCOLATE MOLDS ARRIVED TO BARCELONA.  THIS CREATED A REAL REVOLUTION...THE CHOCOLATE REVOLUTION.
"MONAS" ARE A FESTIVE EXPRESSION OF LOVE AS GRANDPARENTS AND GODPARENTS GIVE THEM TO THEIR CHILDREN.  THE WINDOWS OF CHOCOLATE SHOPS AND PATISSERIES ARE FULL OF SCULPTURES OF CHOCOLATE, A GIFT TO THE EYES, ENTICING THE IMAGINATION OF YOUNGSTERS AND ADULTS ALIKE.






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