Sunday 4 March 2018

Catalonia Spain: Pro-unity marchers parody secessionists

Thousands of opponents of Catalan secession from Spain have attended a demonstration in Barcelona, in support of a fictional state called Tabarnia.

They say Tabarnia would itself split from Catalonia in order to stay part of Spain, were Catalonia to become independent.

The concept, established as a parody, has spread online.

Police in Barcelona said 15,000 people attended the march while organisers said it was far more.

Supporters waved Catalan, Spanish and invented Tabarnian flags, shouting: "The joke is over! Free Tabarnia!"

The name Tabarnia is an amalgamation of Barcelona and the coastal province of Tarragona. Creators of the fictional would-be state have also created their own national anthem and even currency.


Source : bbc

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