Editing Catalonia (section)

=== National symbols ===
{{Main|National symbols of Catalonia}}
[[File:Senyera (Pl. Octavià, S. Cugat del Vallès) 01.jpg|thumb|[[Senyera|Flag of Catalonia]]]]

Catalonia has its own representative and distinctive national symbols, some of them officially recognized, such as:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gencat.net/generalitat/eng/estatut/titol_preliminar.htm#a8|title=Statute of Catalonia (Article 8)|publisher=Gencat.net|access-date=25 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113100832/http://www.gencat.net/generalitat/eng/estatut/titol_preliminar.htm#a8|archive-date=13 January 2009}}</ref>

*The flag of Catalonia, popularly known as the {{lang|ca|[[Senyera]]}}, is a [[Glossary of vexillology#Flag identification symbols|vexillological symbol]] based on the heraldic emblem of [[Counts of Barcelona]] and the [[coat of arms]] of the Crown of Aragon, which consists of four red stripes on a golden background. It has been an official symbol since 25 May 1933.
*The [[National Day of Catalonia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/CCAA/ca-l1-1980.html|title=Law 1/1980 where the Parlamient of Catalonia declares that 11th of September is the National Day of Catalonia |publisher=Noticias.juridicas.com|access-date=25 April 2010|archive-date=9 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609013847/http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/CCAA/ca-l1-1980.html|url-status=live}}</ref> is on 11 September, and it is commonly called the {{lang|ca|Diada}}. It commemorates the 1714 [[Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)|siege of Barcelona]] resistance and [[Capitulation (treaty)|capitulation]] at the end [[War of the Spanish Succession]].
*The national anthem of Catalonia is {{lang|ca|[[Els Segadors]]}} and was written in its present form by Emili Guanyavents in 1899. The song is official by law from 25 February 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/CCAA/ca-l1-1993.html|title=Law 1/1993 National Anthem of Catalonia |publisher=Noticias.juridicas.com|access-date=25 April 2010|archive-date=9 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609014232/http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/CCAA/ca-l1-1993.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://search.boe.es/datos/imagenes/BOE/1993/074/A09308.tif Law 1/1993 in the BOE] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926005145/http://search.boe.es/datos/imagenes/BOE/1993/074/A09308.tif|date=26 September 2007}}</ref> It is based on the events of 1640 during the [[Reapers' War]].

In addition, various celebrations, objects, images, people or cultural icons maintain recognition at a national or international level as Catalan national symbols, such as [[Saint George's Day in Catalonia|St. George's Day]] ({{lang|ca|Diada de Sant Jordi}}), widely celebrated festival in all Catalan towns on 23 April dedicated to the [[patron saint]] of Catalonia, and includes an exchange of books and roses between sweethearts and loved ones,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Amades |first=Joan |title=Costumari Català. El curs de l'any |publisher=Salvat Edicions |year=1952 |edition=2nd |location=Barcelona |pages=285–307 |language=Catalan}}</ref>  therefore, serving to the same romantic purpose that of [[Valentine's Day|Saint Valentine's Day]] in Anglophone countries.