La Diada

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La Diada is the National Day of Catalonia, commemorating the fall of Barcelona in 1714 and serving as a major annual expression of Catalan identity and political aspirations.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf commemorative event
national day
public holiday
alsoKnownAs National Day of Catalonia
appliesToTerritorialEntity Catalonia
commemorates War of the Spanish Succession
end of the Siege of Barcelona
fall of Barcelona in 1714
country Spain
follows Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
hasCentralVenue Fossar de les Moreres
Parc de la Ciutadella
Passeig de Lluís Companys
hasPart castells
concerts
cultural events
floral offerings
official ceremonies
political demonstrations
sardana dancing
hasPoliticalAspect Catalan independence movement
self-determination demands
hasSymbol Estelada
Senyera
inception 1886
languageOfExpression Catalan
legalStatus official public holiday in Catalonia
location Barcelona
Catalonia
observedBy Catalan institutions
Catalans
Government of Catalonia
officialName Diada Nacional de Catalunya
partOf Catalan national symbols
pointInTime 11 September
recurs annually
regulatedBy Parliament of Catalonia
reinstated 1976
shortName Diada
symbolizes Catalan identity
Catalan nationalism
Catalan political aspirations
defence of Catalan institutions
loss of Catalan liberties in 1714
typicalActivity display of Catalan flags
homage to 1714 defenders
institutional speeches
mass demonstrations in Barcelona

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Day of Catalonia
alsoKnownAs

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