Did you think Halloween is an American tradition? Well be careful, because according to the talk show Quico Sallés, a collaborator of TV3, this modern celebration has its origin in Catalonia. “If I tell you that the pumpkin is a copied model of how All Saints were celebrated in Osona and Ripollès, some will call me a supremacist,” he said on the program ‘Frequently asked questions’.
And he explained: “Someone from Gurb must have transferred this custom to Ireland or Scotland and from here he went to the United States. The custom of emptying a gourd and putting a candle inside was already done in the Vic plain in the 18th and 17th centuries “.
Logically, the reactions to the words of the Catalan television collaborator did not wait on social networks:
It is incredible the degree of stupidity that we have achieved in the last three days, between the lady with fringes jumping like a posess the tv3 faqs saying that Halloween is Catalan and the minister of culture saying that Spaniards born in Catalonia
– P. Casals (@PcsctPablo) October 31, 2018
Neither the declarations of Dani Mateo, who showing off his particular humor, responded to the journalist in ‘El Intermedio’. “We Catalans are to blame for creating something as tedious as the ‘procés’, but to compensate we also invented the funniest party at this time of year: Halloween,” joked the comedian, echoing Quico Sallés’ words on TV3.
“But we were not only the first to celebrate Halloween. Catalonia is the cradle of other international festivities. For example, the Chinese New Year. It has little of Chinese, we invented it in Castelldefels. We are also proud to have created one of the most Dear all over the world: Santa Claus is Catalan. Oktoberfest also came from the mind of a Catalan. And not only that, Ramadan is also ‘made in Catalonia’“.
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