What is the celebration of the ou com balla. There are a few places in the city of Barcelona where you can go and observe the fun movements of the egg on top of a stream of water. And it is that the ou com balla simply and plainly is that, an empty egg that oscillates, turns, rises and falls gracefully on top of a spout. It looks like it's going to fall but it goes back up in an incredible way. Do not tell me you do not have a geek point? With your children you can have a good time watching the egg dance, absorbed with the shaking and the turns of the daily fruit of the chickens.
Where does the idea come from? There is no unanimity in fixing the meaning and the exact origin of the tradition, but it is true that by the year 1440 it was already being made, because there are chronicles that bear witness to it. On the meaning some see the perfect metaphor of the eucharistic host in its elevation, others simply a divertimento linked to the celebration of the arrival of spring with its promise of abundance. Certain similarities with Arab traditions are also pointed out ...
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