Major Festival of the Blessed Sacrament of Creixell

Creixell is all set to celebrate the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament. The festival is always celebrated on the third Sunday of September.

This festival originated in the Middle Ages, when the plague ravaged the towns and villages, and Creixell was no exception. The villagers sought refuge in the church, fleeing the deadly infection.

They blessed the food they carried and endured until the disease disappeared from the village. For this reason, the celebration is held in honor of the Blessed Sacrament, and one of the most important acts is the blessing of the cakes and the profession of the Blessed Bread.

About 400 years ago, the Minerva confraternity was founded, tasked with caring for the Blessed Sacrament. They would carry it through the streets of the town every third Sunday of the month and take it to the homes of the sick. Families would let the public know by placing flowers at their doors, and that is why today altars are built against the facades of houses.

Over the years the brotherhood disappeared and it was decided to hold the celebration on the third Sunday of September, coinciding with the end of the grape harvest.

This festival was held to celebrate that the grape harvest was practically over in a time when the cultivation of vines was very important in Creixell.

It was held to commemorate the end of the grape harvest. But when agriculture, and especially the cultivation of vines and cotton in Creixell, gave way to tourism as the town's main economic driver, the Sant Jaume Festival became established as the town's main festival.

Concerts, tradition, and many more events await you, including the eagerly awaited and traditional procession of blessed bread through the streets of Vila. Boys and girls carry decorated trays of the bread in procession to the church.

If you haven't been yet, this is a great year to go!