The Diada de Sant Jordi once again filled the streets with roses and books, and the FC Barcelona penyes movement once again added the blaugrana touch with their active participation in this special day. With the support of the Confederació Mundial de Penyes and the respective territorial federations, many supporters’ clubs set up their own stands in their localities where they wore Barça colors and contributed to the party with books, roses and other Barça items.
This was the case, among many others, of PB Sant Andreu de la Barca, the PB L’Avenç d’Esplugues, the PB La Pulga de Castelldefels, the PB Gavanenca and the PB Cervelló (Fed. Baix Llobregat); the PB Les Corts (Fed. Barcelonès Oest); the PB Mataró i la PB Premià de Dalt (Fed. Maresme); the PB Almogàvers Empordà (Fed. Empordà i Catalunya Nord); thePB Som un Sentiment (Fed. Lleida Sud i la Franja); and the PB Olot i Comarca (Fed. Gironès, Selva, Garrotxa i Pla de l’Estany). The latter also gave a solidarity aspect to the Diada with the donation of 70 roses to the Hospital d’Olot.
Exporting the Sant Jordi Day
Thanks to the Barcelona supporters’ clubs of the FCB World Federation, the Diada de Sant Jordi can also be experienced in various parts of the world. One of those who celebrated it was the PB Austin, in the US state of Texas, which for the second year organized a day of exchange and donation of books with all its members, in which roses were also present.
For its part, the PB London was once again one of the entities participating in the Diada de Sant Jordi organized by the Delegation of the Generalitat de Catalunya in London. The blaugrana penya was present at the Camden market with a stall full of books, roses and other items related to FC Barcelona.
Another supporters’ club that celebrates Sant Jordi in a special way is the PB Villabalter (Fed. Castilla y León), that this year has organized the 5th edition of its Short Story Contest. With this initiative, it seeks to encourage writing among its members, who must be inspired and not exceed one hundred words in their stories.
