This Sunday, the godmothers and godfathers must stop by the pastry shops to fulfill the tradition of the Easter Sunday. As long as chocolate is present, any wish of the godson can come true thanks to the multiple options offered by stores and sweet shops. From the traditional Easter bunny to the Easter hoods, including bears, dogs, cars and, of course, everything related to the local football team has a place in this celebration, in which the egg is almost anecdotal.
Anyway, the Easter egg It is the origin of the tradition and small, medium or giant, hollow and stuffed with gifts continue to adorn shop windows, with colorful packaging to attract the buyer.
Along with these sweets from the pastry shop Elena Rubio –Gascón– that star in the walks on Calle Real, there are also the Monas de Pascua, that type of roscón that is typical at the end of Holy Week, although much more common in Catalonia than in Galicia.
In all the ovens there is some option for this Easter Sunday which, according to experts, is given on this day but it must be tasted on Easter Monday, a holiday in Catalonia, but also in cities like Ferrol, where the Chamorro Mondaycombining chocolate with the donuts of the pilgrimage.
