Badalona is getting ready to celebrate a little known festivity called Second Easter. This holiday takes place 50 days after Easter Sunday and has a significant religious background.
However, this year the celebration date will deviate from tradition due to a special event coinciding with the municipal elections.
This year, the Second Easter in Badalona will not take place on May 29, as is traditional.
Instead, the holiday has been moved to June 5 due to the coincidence with the municipal elections.
This exceptional modification in the date of celebration may generate changes in the way the inhabitants of Badalona and visitors enjoy this religious festivity.
About the Second Easter
The Second Passover commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, as related in the sacred scriptures.
At that time, 50 days after Christ’s resurrection, the Holy Spirit appeared before the most faithful disciples and commissioned them to begin the task of evangelization.
This event marked the beginning of the apostles’ journey around the world to spread the Christian faith.
It is said that the Holy Spirit gave them the ability to speak and understand different languages to facilitate their mission.
La Segunda Pascua is a long-established holiday in Spain’s festive calendar and is celebrated with pilgrimages and other traditional activities.
As the good weather approaches, pilgrimages are organized in several places, such as the pilgrimage of the French in Sant Aniol d’Aguja, the festival of the chatos in Rubí and the festival of the coral in Prats de Molló.
The calendar of public holidays in Catalonia
In Catalonia there are 15 public holidays in total, including nine public holidays designated by the State, four days selected by the Generalitat de Catalunya and two days by the Barcelona City Council.
Throughout 2023, upcoming holidays in the region include: June 5 (Second Easter in Badalona), June 24 (Saint John), August 15 (Assumption), September 11 (National Day of Catalonia).
It is followed by September 25, 2023 (La Mercè), October 12 (Spanish National Holiday), November 1 (All Saints), December 6 (Constitution Day), December 8 (La Purísima), December 25 (Christmas) and December 26 (St. Stephen’s Day).
As Badalona prepares to celebrate Second Easter on an unusual date due to municipal elections, residents and visitors will be able to participate in the festivities and explore the religious and cultural traditions associated with this holiday.
It will be an opportunity to gather, reflect and enjoy the historical and spiritual richness that Badalona and its community have to offer.
From now on, schedule your activities to celebrate this holiday eight days later.
