What festival is Barcelona celebrating while making "independence"?

While celebrating the festival, we are creating an "independent" Barcelona.

On September 23rd, 20 17 local time, people built a tower to celebrate the traditional La Merce Festival.

Saint Mersey was named the patron saint of Barcelona because he helped the city through a locust plague in 1637. 187 1 The first celebration of St. melcher's Day only imitated other traditional festivals in Catalonia. 1956 started a large-scale celebration. Since the 1992 Olympic Games, St. melcher's Festival has developed into the largest and most lively festival in Barcelona.

After signing the decree on September 7th, Catalan voters were asked to hold a referendum on June 65438+1 October1to decide whether to leave Spain. Spanish police raided three government buildings in Catalonia and arrested 12 local senior officials. Less than two weeks before Catalonia's independence referendum, the Spanish central government is stepping up efforts to stop the referendum. Barcelona is the largest city in Catalonia. The picture shows the photo frame supporting the referendum at the event site.

At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held on September 2 1, a reporter asked China how it views the Spanish government's actions to prevent Catalonia from holding an independent referendum. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang responded that the Catalonia issue is essentially an internal affair of Spain. He also stressed that he believes that the Spanish central government can properly handle relevant issues and safeguard national unity, unity and prosperity.

Independence and festivals should not conflict, and life still needs to be lived.