And now, Marshal: "Now that poor Pujol will soon leave us, we can bring out Saint George"

BarcelonaThe cartoonist Javier Mariscal has attacked Sant Jordi, following in the footsteps of Eduardo Mendoza, who stated on Monday: “Out with Sant Jordi. It’s Book Day. It had always been called Book Day, and one day Sant Jordi sneaked in there. It doesn’t belong”.

This Wednesday, on El matí de Catalunya Ràdio, Mariscal continued: “I really like to change things, and it makes me very nervous that we still say Easter and Christmas. [Sant Jordi] It’s one of those Catalan things you can’t touch, like pan con tomate... Go to hell, what are you telling me? Everything changes continuously”, said the cartoonist in Catalan and Spanish.

Mariscal acknowledged that Sant Jordi “is a wonderful festival” and that it has “very well-established marketing”. And to Ricard Ustrell’s surprise, he continued: “Now that poor Pujol will soon leave us, we can get rid of Sant Jordi”. And referencing Mendoza, he insisted: “It’s a very good idea, I agree”. “I really like him, this man”, said Mariscal.

The cartoonist presented on the radio the documentary Mariscal. The joy of living, directed by Laura Grande, which reviews his life and work, and where he reveals that, in addition to joys, he has also experienced depression. “I was born a little broken”, said the artist.