Tesorillo Teaser26 Jul 2019 22:57
Well its clear than many of you love to hear a good Spanish myth,legend or folklore. Repetitious same same mind blowing monotonous tedius fairy tale like forecasts. Tesorillo fits the bill for sure.
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The legend of San Jorge (Saint George)
This is one of the most popular Catalonian legends that is still celebrated with great pomp and show, especially in Barcelona.
Legend has it that there was once a dragon living in Montblanc, who terrorised the villagers and devoured their animals. Once the animals vanished, the dragon turned his wrath to the people. The villagers decided to draw lots and sacrifice a person each day to the dragon. On one of these occasions, the unfortunate person whose name was picked was the princess. People offered to take her place, owing to her kind nature, but the king refused to let anyone sacrifice their lives for his daughter. The princess was sent to the dragon, and just as she was about to be swallowed, a knight in shining armour appeared and fought the creature. After a rough confrontation, he was able to kill the dragon with his lance and spill its blood. From the spot where the blood spilt grew a red rose, which the knight then plucked and presented to the princess. The knight was called San Jorge (Saint George).
To commemorate this event every year on 23 April, a huge celebration is carried out on the streets and men give roses to the women they love. If you happen to visit Barcelona at that time, you are bound to experience a grand public event. In the recent years, women have started gifting books to the men on that day. Englishmen simply smell gas and throw money year on year, into the Tesorillo make-a-wish fountain.