La Mercè
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La Mercè is Barcelona’s major annual festival, celebrated each September with street parades, human towers (castells), fireworks, and concerts honoring the city’s patron saint.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Mercè canonical | 4 |
| Festes de la Mercè | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual festival
ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ festival ⓘ |
| activitiesInclude |
family activities
ⓘ
music performances ⓘ pyrotechnic shows ⓘ street arts ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
La Mercè
ⓘ
surface form:
Festes de la Mercè
|
| audience |
local residents
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| category |
Annual events in Spain
ⓘ
Festivals in Barcelona ⓘ Religious festivals in Spain ⓘ |
| city | Barcelona ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Catalonia ⓘ |
| feature |
castells
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ correfoc ⓘ fireworks ⓘ free public concerts ⓘ gegants i capgrossos ⓘ giant puppets ⓘ human towers ⓘ light shows ⓘ projection mapping ⓘ sardanes ⓘ street parades ⓘ street performances ⓘ traditional Catalan dances ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| honors |
Mare de Déu de la Mercè
ⓘ
Our Lady of Mercy ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Catalan
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Catalonia ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| mainDay | 24 September ⓘ |
| month | September ⓘ |
| name | La Mercè self-link ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
City Council of Barcelona
ⓘ
surface form:
Barcelona City Council
|
| patronSaintOf | Barcelona ⓘ |
| recurrence | every year ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| scope | citywide ⓘ |
| significance |
Barcelona’s major annual festival
ⓘ
one of Barcelona’s largest public celebrations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late September ⓘ |
| typeOfCelebration | patron saint festival ⓘ |
| typicalStartDate | around 24 September ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Festes de la Mercè