March 23rd in Catalonia and the Catalan-speaking countries
This page lists historical and other events on March 23rd in Catalonia and the Catalan-speaking countries as well as festivals and a list of births and deaths of well-known Catalans.
Events
Births
1886 - Gràcia, Barcelona: Josep Maria de Sucre i de Grau, art critic, writer and painter
1918 - Castelló de la Plana: Matilde Salvador i Segarra, Valencian composer and painter
1929 - Río Muni, Guinea Equatorial: Guillem d'Efak, singer, writer and actor from Manacor.
1941 - Barcelona: Manuel Esteban i Marquilles, film director
1969 - la Pobla del Duc, Vall d'Albaida: Eduard Forés Boscà, Valencian radio and TV presenter.
1994 - Alacant: Arkano, hip hop artist.
Deaths
1900 - Alacant: Llorenç Casanova i Ruiz, Valencian painter (born 1844).
1979 - Barcelona: Antoni Brosa i Vives, Catalan violinist (born 1894)
Festivals and Commemorations
March 23rd is the of Saints' Day of Sant Josep Oriol, who was a 17th century priest who tended the sick in Barcelona, and the day is motive for a festival in the Barri del Pi.
- Festes de Sant Josep Oriol in the Barri del Pi, (Barri Gòtic, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, el Barcelonès)
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In 2018, the Saints Day of La Mare de Déu del Dolors, which is celebrated the Friday before Palm Sunday, is on March 23rd and there are festivals and processions in towns throughout Catalonia.
- Processó dels Dolors a Mataró (el Maresme)
- Processó de Maria al peu de la creu a Mataró (el Maresme).
- Processó dels Dolors a Vic (Osona)
- Processó de Divendres dels Dolors a Montcada i Reixac (el Vallès Occidental)
Around Catalonia
- Festa de la Mare de Déu dels Dolors - Bellpuig (l'Urgell)
- Festa de la Mare de Déu dels Dolors - Banyoles (el Pla de l'Estany)
- Festa dels Dolors - Mieres (la Garrotxa)
- Festa i Processó dels Dolors - Besalú (la Garrotxa)
- Processó del Divendres dels Dolors - Amer (la Selva)
- Processó dels Dolors a Palafrugell (el Baix Empordà)
- Processó de les Torxes a Móra d'Ebre (la Ribera d'Ebre)
- Processó de la Mare de Déu dels Dolors a Lleida (el Segrià) - dates from 175
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