_THE TIÓ
This is a Catalan Christmas tradition, which takes place on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve, when all the family reunite. The tió (the uncle), traditionally a trunk of wood, "lays" presents, as if they were eggs, under a cover.
Originally, these presents were sweets, wafer biscuits, nougat and all that was needed to celebrate Christmas. Nowadays, however, the tió is loaded with many more presents. The
tió is a custom for young children, which involves them singing one or more songs, then beating the trunk of wood, lifting the cover and collecting their presents.

_28 DECEMBER, DAY OF THE INNOCENTS
This, according to the experts, is of pagan origin; this was when the festivals started, which lasted for many days, and ended with Carnival.
"Por San Antón Carnestolendas son".
These celebrations were known as the Festival of the Crazy, much like April Fool's Day, and were celebrated in all Europe. It needs to be remembered that, in winter, the land seems to be asleep, people spend many hours in the house and they need something to entertain them, enjoy themselves, get warm, and mix with others. This could explain why this festival has these characteristics.
Today, the extravagant nature of these celebrations has been lost, and it is more for young children and the practical jokes which people play. These pranks are innocent and funny, sticking paper dolls, cut from newspapers, on people's clothes, and the newspapers also
take advantage of this day to invent news, testing their imagination.

_NEW YEAR EVE
In this magic night it is a custom to eat twelve grapes, one for each stir before midnight, tradition that is being said to bring luck for next year. Nevertheless, this custom started at the beginning of the 20th century and arises, surprisingly, by economic motives. In the New Years Eve of 1909 the harvesters were able to get rid of the excessive of the season inventing this rite. At the vigil of New Year ones also think that using underclothes of red colour will bring you good luck in love, which is possibly to experience this same night at one of the parties that are being organized in some locals in Barcelona after twelve o’clock at night. To the youngest of the house it is being explained the legend of the “Man of the noses”, a fantasy figure that has as many noses as the year has days, although only the last one remains on the day of 31st.

_CAVALCADE OF THE MAGICIAN KINGS
Although, without any doubt the children are the ones to mostly enjoy these dates, it is in the cavalcade of the East Magicians Kings where their happiness is most visible. In the centre of most of the catalan towns and cities whole families gather to receive the arrival of the decorated vehicles of the parade that brings these geniuses of the youngest. The protagonists of this festivity, the children, deliver its letters asking for the gifts that they desire to receive the following day (are accustomed to be toys) and they continue to the delegation with Chinese lanterns that illuminate the whole route. The Magician Kings, from their vehicles, launch caramels to the crowd of helping knights. The following day they open the gifts that the Kings from the East have left during the night. After the last Christmas dinner, they eat “Tortell de Reis” which has one hidden bean in it. The person who finds the bean is named “the representative of the Magicians Kings” during the festivity, which puts an end to the Christmas for another year.