Editing Mataró (section)

==Festivals, celebrations and events==
[[File:Catalonia-Mataro-Beach.jpg|thumb|The beach]]
Several major events are celebrated annually in Mataró. Some of them are also celebrated in the rest of [[Catalonia]] and others, which have a religious origin, are part of the [[folklore]] and [[traditions]] of [[Spain]] and some other countries. Among all of them the most popular ones are:
* [[The three wise men]] in Mataró.
* [[Carnival]] in Mataró: celebrated immediately before Lent.
* [[Easter]] in Mataró: celebrated every year during one week on a movable date from the end of March to the very beginning of May
* [[Saint George]] in Mataró: celebrated on 23 April. It is a big celebration although it is not a bank holiday.
* [[St. John the Baptist]] in Mataró: celebrated on 24 June
* [[Les Santes]]: local festivity of the city celebrated at the end of July. It involves the recognition of [[Cucuphas|Saint Juliana and Saint Semproniana]].
* The caga [[Tió]]: celebrated in Catalonia on Christmas' Eve, 24 December.
* Mataró also celebrates several fairs such as: [[Tres Tombs]] and [[Saint Ponç]]. In May it is celebrated a fair called Mercat de Sant Ponç. At the fair handicraft products, medicinal herbs, natural products like: honey, cheese, fruits, flowers, jam and salami are sold. Sant Ponç is the patron saint of the herbalists and bee keepers. The fair has been done for centuries. Its origins date to the 16th century, when in Spring herbalists took medicine to the sick. Today Sant Ponç fair is celebrated to preserve the antique customs.
* Festival "[[Cultural Crossroad]]".
*International Dance Festival "[[Days of Dance]]".