Editing Andorra (section)

==Culture==
{{Main|Culture of Andorra}}
{{See also|Music of Andorra}}
Andorra is home to folk dances like the [[contrapàs]] and [[marratxa]], which survive in [[Sant Julià de Lòria]] especially. Andorran folk music has similarities to the music of its neighbours, but is especially [[music of Catalonia|Catalan]] in character, especially in the presence of dances such as the [[sardana]]. Other Andorran folk dances include contrapàs in [[Andorra la Vella]] and Saint Anne's dance in Escaldes-Engordany. Andorra's national holiday is [[Our Lady of Meritxell]] Day, 8 September.<ref name="cia" />

Among the more important festivals and traditions are the Canólich Gathering in May, the Roser d'Ordino in July, the Meritxell Day (National Day of Andorra), the Andorra la Vella Fair, the [[Sant Jordi|Sant Jordi Day]], the Santa Llúcia Fair, the Festivity from La Candelera to Canillo, the [[Carnival]] of Encamp, the sung of caramelles, the Festivity of [[Saint Stephen|Sant Esteve]] and the Festa del Poble.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.andorra.ad/en-us/about_andorra/pages/culture_and_traditions.aspx |title=About Andorra – Culture and traditions |access-date=1 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629004406/http://www.andorra.ad/en-us/about_andorra/pages/culture_and_traditions.aspx |archive-date=29 June 2012 }}</ref>

Andorra participated regularly in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] between 2004 and 2009, being the only [[List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest|participating country]] presenting songs in [[Catalan language|Catalan]].

In popular folklore, the best-known Andorran legends are the legend of Charlemagne, according to which this Frankish King would have founded the country, the White Lady of [[Auvinyà]], the [[El buner d'Ordino|Buner d'Ordino]], the legend of [[Engolasters|Engolasters Lake]] and the legend of [[Our Lady of Meritxell]].

Andorran gastronomy is mainly [[Catalan cuisine|Catalan]], although it has also adopted other elements of [[French cuisine|French]] and [[Italian cuisine|Italian]] cuisines. The cuisine of the country has similar characteristics with the neighbours of [[Cerdanya]] and [[Alt Urgell]], with whom it has strong cultural ties. Andorra's cuisine is marked by its nature as mountain valleys. Typical dishes of the country are [[quince]] [[Aioli|all-i-oli]], duck with winter pear, roast lamb with nuts, pork civet, massegada cake, escarole with pears, duck confit and mushrooms, [[escudella]], spinach with raisins and pine nuts, jelly marmalade, stuffed murgues (mushrooms) with pork, [[dandelion]] salad, and Andorran river [[trout]]. To drink, [[mulled wine]] and beer are also popular.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.turisandorra.com/comer-en-andorra|title=Comer en Andorra|website=Turisandorra.com|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref> Some of the dishes are very common in the [[Alt Pirineu i Aran|mountainous regions of Catalonia]], such as [[trinxat]], [[Embutido|embotits]], cooked snails, rice with mushrooms, mountain rice and [[mató]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hoteldeltarter.com/ca/cuina-tradicional-andorra/|title=Cuina tradicional Andorra – Menjar bé i a bon preu|website=Hoteldeltarter.com|access-date=26 March 2019|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021160801/https://www.hoteldeltarter.com/ca/cuina-tradicional-andorra/}}</ref>

[[Pre-Romanesque]] and [[Romanesque art]] are one of the most important artistic manifestations and characteristics of the Principality. The Romanesque one allows to know the formation of the [[Parishes of Andorra|parochial communities]], the relations of (social and political) power and the national culture. There are a total of forty Romanesque churches that stand out as being small austere ornamentation constructions, as well as [[Romanesque architecture|bridges]], fortresses and [[manor houses]] of the same period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visitandorra.com/ca/cultura/art-romanic|title=Art Romànic|website=Andorra Turisme|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catala.ad/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=25 |title=Itineraris Culturals |access-date=21 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103210900/http://www.catala.ad/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=25 |archive-date=3 January 2012 }}</ref>

[[Summer solstice fire festivals]] in the Pyrenees was included as [[Intangible cultural heritage|UNESCO Intangible cultural heritage]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/lists|title=UNESCO – Summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees|website=ich.unesco.org|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref> Also the [[Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley]] became Andorra's first, and to date its only, [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] in 2004, with a small extension in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/2183|title=Vall de Madriu-Perafita-Claror – Ramsar Sites Information Service|website=rsis.ramsar.org|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1160/|title=Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref>

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File:HPIM0309.JPG|Andorran flag on a balcony, Ordino
File:Halévy - Le val d'Andorre - M.elle Lavoye, rôle de Georgette, 2.e acte - Alexandre Lacauchie, 1848.png|Women's Folk costume ([[Le val d'Andorre]])
File:Halévy - Le val d'Andorre - Audran, rôle de Stéphan, 1.er acte - Alexandre Lacauchie, 1848.png|Men's Folk costume ([[Le val d'Andorre]])
File:Narcisa 0012.JPG|[[Narcissus poeticus|Grandalla]] flower, the national symbol
File:Vall del Madriu-Perafita-Claror - 68.jpg|View of [[Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley]], a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]
File:(Barcelona) Altar de Sant Romà de Vila - Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.jpg|Altar of Sant Romà de Vila
File:Església de Santa Coloma - 10.jpg|[[Esglesia de Santa Coloma d'Andorra|Santa Coloma d'Andorra]]
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===Sports===
Andorra is famous for its [[winter sports]]. Andorra has the largest territory of ski slopes in the [[Pyrenees]] (3100 hectares and about 350&nbsp;km of slopes) and two ski resorts. Grandvalira is the largest and most popular resort. Other popular sports played in Andorra include [[Association football|football]], [[rugby union]], basketball, and [[Roller hockey (quad)|roller hockey]].

For [[Roller hockey (quad)|roller hockey]], [[Andorra national roller hockey team|Andorra]] usually plays in the [[CERH European Roller Hockey Championship|CERH Euro Cup]] and [[FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup]]. In 2011, Andorra was the host country to the [[2011 European League Final Eight]].

The country is represented in association football by the [[Andorra national football team]]. The team gained its first competitive win in a European Championship qualifier on 11 October 2019, against Moldova.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50019311|title=Andorra end 21-year wait for Euro win|publisher= British Broadcasting Corporation|date= 11 October 2019| access-date=12 October 2019}}</ref> Football is governed in Andorra by the [[Andorran Football Federation]] – founded in 1994, it organises the national competitions of association football ([[Primera Divisió]], [[Copa Constitució]] and [[Andorran Supercup|Supercopa]]) and [[futsal]]. Andorra was admitted to [[UEFA]] and [[FIFA]] in the same year, 1996. [[FC Andorra]], a club based in [[Andorra la Vella]] founded in 1942, compete in the [[Spanish football league system]].

[[Rugby union|Rugby]] is a traditional sport in Andorra, mainly influenced by its popularity in southern France. The [[Andorra national rugby union team]], nicknamed Els Isards, plays on the international stage in [[rugby union]] and [[rugby sevens]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irb.com/rankings/sportid=1/news/newsid=2070876.html#usa+andorra+improve+rating+rankings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522033240/http://www.irb.com/rankings/sportid%3D1/news/newsid%3D2070876.html|title=USA and Andorra improve rating in rankings|archive-date=22 May 2014}}</ref> [[VPC Andorra XV]] is a rugby team based in Andorra la Vella, which actually plays in the French championship.

Basketball's popularity has increased in the country since the 1990s, when the Andorran team [[BC Andorra]] played in the top league of Spain ([[Liga ACB]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/2012/11/13/baloncesto/basketfeb/1352828175.html |title=El BC Andorra quiere volver a la Liga más bella |publisher=MARCA.com |access-date=14 May 2015}}</ref> After 18 years the club returned to the top league in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elmundo.es/deportes/2014/03/22/532e12b2e2704e1a3d8b457f.html |title=El River Andorra regresa a la ACB 18 años después &#124; Baloncesto &#124; El Mundo |publisher=Elmundo.es |date=22 March 2014 |access-date=14 May 2015}}</ref>

Other sports practised in Andorra include cycling, volleyball, judo, Australian Rules football, handball, swimming, gymnastics, tennis, and motorsports. In 2012, Andorra raised its first national cricket team and played a home match against the Dutch Fellowship of Fairly Odd Places Cricket Club, the first match played in the history of Andorra at an altitude of {{convert|1300|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Netherlands Based FFOP CC Beats Andorra National Team|url=http://www.cricketworld.com/netherlands-based-ffop-cc-beats-andorra-xi/32216.htm|work=Cricket World|access-date=18 December 2012|date=3 September 2012}}</ref>

Andorra first participated at the [[Olympic Games]] in 1976. The country has appeared in every [[Winter Olympic]] Games since [[1976 Winter Olympics|1976]]. Andorra competes in the [[Games of the Small States of Europe]], being twice the host country, in [[1991 Games of the Small States of Europe|1991]] and [[2005 Games of the Small States of Europe|2005]].

As one of the [[Catalan Countries]], Andorra is home to a team of [[castell]]ers, or Catalan human tower builders. The {{Interlanguage link|Castellers d'Andorra|ca}}, based in the town of [[Santa Coloma d'Andorra]], are recognised by the {{Interlanguage link|Coordinadora de Colles Castelleres de Catalunya|ca}}, the governing body of castells.

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File:2010 Opening Ceremony - Andorra entering.jpg|The athletes from Andorra at the opening ceremonies of the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]
File:Laure Soulie 3.jpg|[[Laure Soulie|Laure Soulié]], Olympic [[biathlete]]
File:Laurent Recouderc Serve.jpg|[[Laurent Recouderc]] serving at the [[2010 French Open]]
File:Irina KALENTYEVA.JPG|[[2015 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships|2015 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships]] in [[Vallnord]], [[La Massana]]
File:Cycling in Andorra.jpg|Volta als Ports d'Andorra, the national [[Bicycle touring|road cycling tour]]
File:Estadi Comunal Vella.jpg|[[Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella]]
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