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5 customs and traditions in Barcelona — what they are, and how to take part without causing offence.
Human towers up to ten levels high, built by teams at festivals — a Catalan tradition on the UNESCO list.
The Catalan circle dance performed to a cobla band outside the cathedral on weekends.
The city's September festival with castells, correfocs of fire-running devils, and giant figures.
Vermouth on tap with a siphon of soda and an olive, before Sunday lunch.
On 23 April the streets fill with book and rose stalls — a book for a rose, exchanged between people.
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