The Day of Catalonia takes place annually all over the region of Catalunya on September 11. There are celebration all over the region, the largest taking place in Barcelona. Recently, it has become a day for demonstrations of groups seeking independence from Spain. Most of the major plazas in Barcelona were decorated with independentist flags and signs. Many citizens were wearing their flags and had shirts that expressed their desire for their region to become and independent nation. The streets were full of the sounds of chanting and singing in Catalan. A human chain also occurred to show that independentists are unified in their cause to be a free nation.
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