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Incident with the "dancing egg" at the cloister of the Barcelona Monestir de Pedralbes

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The "dancing egg" ("L'ou com balla" in Catalan) is an old tradition that takes place in several towns in Catalonia during the feast of Corpus Christi. There is evidence from the 16th century that acolytes would place a dancing egg on the fountain of the Barcelona Cathedral's cloister. When placed over a water jet from a fountain, the egg starts turning without falling, and thus "dances". Generally, fountains with a dancing egg are also decorated with seasonal flowers and fresh fruits, like cherries, which cover the bowl of the fountain, as well as weaver's broom and carnations.
Cloister of the Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Pedralbes, Barcelona.

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