Intus Est, Qui Me Regit
The sundial in the photo (above) adorns the Esglèsia de Sant Agustí in Felanitx. The sundial is not the oldest to be found in the town of Felanitx, but it […]
The Daemonic Fire Run
If you have never seen or experienced a Correfoc (fire run), neither my photo (above) nor the video clip (below) will give you more than a hint of this unique […]
The Festes de Sant Agustí
Every year, the Festes de Sant Agustí begin with an early start. The verbenas concert the night before the festes finished in the early hours of this morning, barely two […]
Folding Fans
Even though albanicos (folding fans) are not a Spanish invention, here in Europe, the Spanish folding albanico is probably the best known and most widely used of fans. Fans were […]
Pasodoble
Music plays a vital part in Spanish life. The temperament of Flamenco, the passion of Duende being played on the acoustic guitar, the Celtic music of Galicia with its bagpipe, […]
Betrothed
Mallorca has long been a popular place to celebrate despedidas de soltero (stag nights or hen nights). The island is now also increasingly becoming a choice place for wedding ceremonies. […]
The Sleeping Beauty
I am not at all an expert in matters of the Catholic church but, wanting or not, one is quite inevitably engulfed with matters of church traditions in a country […]
The Art Of Unwinding
People are different. Cultures are distinct. Customs vary from place to place and differing habits develop. Take a Sunday afternoon at the beach, for example, in Mallorca in August. You’ll […]
The Tears of Sant Llorenç
The Llàgrimes de Sant Llorenç, also known as the Tears of San Lorenzo, or Perseids, can currently be observed across the Mediterranean skies. The sky is almost moonless this week […]
Summer Festivities
We are right in the middle of this year’s Summer feasts and festivities in Mallorca. A short while ago, Felanitx celebrated its patron Saint, Santa Margalida, and Santanyí, its patron, […]
The Long March To Lluc
You might want to get ready for this year’s walk from Palma to the monastery in Lluc. The annual Marxa des Güell a Lluc a Peu will start tonight at […]
Washerwomen
Things have changed a lot in Mallorca over the last thirty, forty years. For instance, doing the laundry in Mallorca, in fact in all of Spain, was a communal activity […]
The Batalla de Moros i Cristians
These are the days of the Battle between the Moors and the Christians. Sant Elm (see photo above), for instance, celebrated the Batalla de Moros i Cristians last Friday, July […]
The Permiso de Conducción
I received my renewed Permiso de Conducción (driving license) in the mail yesterday. About ten years ago, I had handed in my fold-out British driving license to exchange it for […]
Dead Fish
Llucmajor (Lluchmayor) has changed quite a bit over the last few years. First of all, when the motorway out of Palma in the direction of Santanyí was extended, the ciutat […]
The Final Bullfight?
Yesterday, the autonomous Parlament de Catalunya in Barcelona approved with 68 against 55 votes (and 9 abstentions) a move to disallow bullfights. The new law will come into effect from […]
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