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Burning dog: bizarre and brutal winter solstice celebrations in Spanish Pyrenees

Posted: January 5th 2009 22:42. Last modified: April 13th 2009 22:15

The sun dog is seen above reborn, having previously mysteriously died at the end of the solar year:

While its soul wanders the underworld, its old and weary body is barbecued and consumed in dark hovels by fearful peasants:

I’ve forgotten who it was who believed the Old Testament was originally written in English, or some predecessor [...]

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Josep Pla, Palafrugell (1918-9)

  • 13 de març de 1919 La Mancomunitat ha creat uns «Estudis Normals» i Joan Climent m’incita a inscriure-m’hi. Els cursos es donaran a l’Escola Industrial. La cosa, en realitat –ésser mestre, Ă©sser professor–, em sembla una mica estranya. ÂżAcabarĂ© de professor d’alguna cosa, a Canet de Mar, a PuigcerdĂ  o a Valls? Però Climent insisteix i això m’intranquil·litza una mica. Què [...]

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