Xicolatada
xicolatada catalan pronunciation ʃikuləˈtaðə french pronunciation ʃikɔlatada traditional festival celebrated village palaudecerdagne languedocroussillon celebrated yearly august year catalonia august festival day local would drink quite bit point felt bit ill following morning help feel better village chocolatier would offer hot chocolate claimed excellent remedy year habit grew custom eventually municipal association formed remember tradition organise distribution hot chocolate every year august precisely morning today chocolate brewed large cauldron wood fire litre consumed people many visitor festival draw many tourist village every year preserve tradition festival organiser created sort confraternity called mestres xicolaters master chocolatiers keep recipe chocolate secret organisation also handle scheduling reveal advance histoire de roussillon french