I’m still hoping for a Spanish instance to appear. It’s usually better to have dedicated communities like CasualConversation, news, culture, etc.

https://lemmy.cat/ and https://lemmy.eus/ exist, but well, as you can guess they’re Catalan and Basque focused 😄

This year’s edition:

• https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20250105/cabalgata-reyes-magos-2025-directo-desde-madrid/16391818.shtml
• https://beteve.cat/societat/ilusio-regals-omplen-llars-barcelonines-mati-reis-2025/

There was a recent call in Barcelona to take down the Columbus statue, at least as early as 2016 (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/27/call-to-topple-christopher-columbus-statue-from-its-barcelona-perch)

I live in Barcelona, and Colombus and colonization is definitely not a popular topic: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/12/spain-leftist-columbus-day-celebrations

On the other hand, Spain can still be quite racist, football players being a good example (https://www.ft.com/content/6801c79a-6325-4a2a-9d5d-1d99b37920ab, https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240610-fans-get-8-months-jail-for-racism-targeting-real-madrid-s-vinicius)

!barcelona@lemm.ee has some content in Catalan, just make sure to select the language in your account settings

Perfecto!

Hola, ¿lo conoces !esp@lemm.ee ? Estamos intentando reunir a los hispanohablantes de Lemmy.

Si parles catalan, també hi ha !barcelona@lemm.ee

No només és sobre Barcelona, ​​també intento publicar articles sobre Catalunya en gèneres

Interesting, I had a look at other articles and they also insisted on Catalunya’s origin for the festival

https://historia.nationalgeographic.com.es/foto-del-dia/origenes-castanada-tradicion-catalana_22439

Found this one which gives a broader overview https://elpais.com/gastronomia/el-comidista/2018/10/29/articulo/1540815194_408955.html

Abundante en las zonas de Galicia, Asturias, El Bierzo, Canarias, Extremadura o las sierras de Málaga y Huelva, fue un alimento básico para nuestros antepasados hasta que llegó la patata. Su temporada se extiende de finales de octubre hasta diciembre y es un habitual en la gastronomía del Día de Todos los Santos y diversas festividades como el Magosto en Galicia, el Amagüestu en Asturias o la Castañada en Cataluña. El objetivo de todas es hincharse a castañas y beber vino o sidra dulce, se llamen como se llamen.

The article in the OP probably focused on Catalunya as they are centered on Barcelona

Also, are you on !esp@lemm.ee ?

Good to know, thanks!

Thanks for offering!

I had a look at BBVA, but they don’t have savings account, right?

Ah, I just opened an account with them. I guess I might close it if it’s too bad.

Which banks do you recommend?

Thanks, you are not the first one to bring Caixa as being bad.

Are you an OpenBank customer yourself, or did you just hear good things about it?

Indeed, and other several ways to avoid the measure. I’m not even sure how they are technically going to try to implement this, but except banning VPNs, good luck.

Vale! lo haré mañana

Si tu quieres, puedes ajudarme con !esp@lemm.ee