The carnival of barcelona has its beginnings in the middle ages and is going to

celebrate the sailing season

Thursday is a purely gastronomic day where popular foods and snacks are celebrated.
typical meals:
bread with tomato.
Escalivada: salad that is prepared with onion, tomato, peppers and roasted eggplant and
is complemented with anchovies.
Escudella and stew: soup with meatball as its main ingredient.
among other
Friday of arrival of the king and the queen of the carnival that initiates like so to the
celebration and the dances.
Saturday parade of floats, comparsas and disfraces by the main streets.
Sunday and Monday, is divided into four parts:

- the arrival of the queen

- the queen's cavalcade
- the pitched battle of the grapefruit
- masquerades dance
Tuesday .He says goodbye to the king of the carnival, reads his will and is burned at the
stake
Ash Wednesday and the end of the carnival that is celebrated with a chocolate and typical
foods
El carnaval de barcelona tiene sus inicios en la edad media y se va a celebrar la temporada
de navegacin

Jueves es un da puramente gastronmico donde se celebran comidas y m eriendas

populares.

comidas tipicas:

pan con tomate.

Escalivada: ensalada que se prepara con cebolla, tomate ,pimientos y berenjena asad a y se
complementa con anchoas.

Escudella and stew: sopa que tiene como ingrediente principal la meatball.

entre otras

viernes de llegada del rey y la reina del carnaval el que da inicio como tal a la festividad y
los bailes.

sabado desfile de carrozas, comparsas y disfraces por las calle principales.

domingo y lunes, se divide en cuatro partes:

- la llegada de la reina

- la cabalgata de la reina

- la batalla campal de la toronjada

- baile de mascaradas

se despide el rey del carnaval, lee su testamento y es quemado en la hoguera

mircoles de ceniza y final del carnaval que se celebra con una chocolatada y comidas
tipicas