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A pubilla (; plural ''pubilles'') in ancestral Catalan tradition was the female that would inherit the whole rural estate in the absence of a brother.
Auca de la pubilla
L'hereu i la pubilla de la Garrotxa: una qüestió de devoció, no de vocacióElecció de l'hereu i pubilla de la catalunya central 2010
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A pubilla (; plural ''pubilles'') in ancestral Catalan tradition was the female that would inherit the whole rural estate in the absence of a brother.
Tradition
She was the female version of the hereu or male heir of the whole property of the family. Traditionally, when a couple had no son, the eldest girl of the family would inherit the home and the estate in ancient Catalonia. The purpose was not to divide estates that were already too small to exploit in a profitable manner. From mid 20th century onwards the image of the pubilla underwent a change; in present times the pubilla has a role similar to a localbeauty queen
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in local popular celebrations.
Sometimes the female '' gegants'' are dressed as a pubilla, like in Manresa. Often the naming of a pubilla is a good occasion for a Catalan girl to dress in the traditional costume.See also
*Traditions of Catalonia
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* Symbols of Catalonia
* Ciutat Pubilla de la Sardana
References
Literature
* Kathryn A. Woolard, ''Double talk: bilingualism and the politics of ethnicity in Catalonia'', Stanford University Press (1989),External links
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