Candy Floss
It is so easy to please children’s hearts and desires in Spain or anywhere, really; sweets will always do the trick. Give them some churros or crèpes, some gofres or […]
Funerals
Church services in Mallorca are not what they used to be. The role of the Catholic Church in Spain, and in Mallorca, used to be a dominant and highly authoritative […]
Palma Celebrates Sant Sebastià
Just when you thought enough is enough with festes and joyous celebrations, here in Mallorca, Palma wants to have the final word. It’s time for Sant Sebastià. Saint Sebastian was […]
Beneïdes
After the lighting of all the Sant Antoni bonfires last night all over the island (well, there are always some exceptions, this time Felanitx being one), today is the day […]
The Festa de s’Anguila in Sa Pobla
Sa Pobla is probably the town with the greatest propensity of any pueblo in Mallorca to the Festa de Sant Antoni. For a start, the saint is the patron saint […]
The Pí de Ternelles
Mallorca is busy preparing itself for this year’s Sant Antoni celebrations on Sunday, January 17th. Sant Antoni is the guardian saint of the farming community and of animals. Sunday night […]
The Train To Sóller
The Sóller railway offers a daily train service between Palma de Mallorca and Sóller. This tren with its old wooden carriages has undoubtably turned into one of the most successful […]
Happy Russian Orthodox Christmas
Thirteen days after the Western Christmas, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates its Christmas today, January 7th, in accordance with the old Julian calendar. It’s a day of both, solemn ritual […]
The Kings’ Cavalcada
The holiday of the Three Kings from the Orient will be celebrated here in Mallorca tomorrow (Epiphany), and all over Spain. It is a public holiday and apart from Easter, […]
How I Missed The Winter Solstice
I have an admission to make: I have failed you. I am terribly sorry. This is about the event of the Winter Solstice. You may know (or you may have […]
The Flàmules Exhibition
May I inspire you to go and see an exhibition in Palma de Mallorca before January 10th, 2010? Flàmules is a historic name for the beautiful Mallorcan fabrics now known […]
Live Nativity Scenes
You may well suspect by now that I am somewhat infatuated with Beléns (nativity scenes). Now is the time to enjoy an untold number of smaller and larger ones, here […]
The Neules Calendar
The tradition of paper doilies in Mallorca used as a Christmas decoration is called Neules. Many moons ago, neules were hung in churches from a main lamp called the Solomon. […]
Bones Festes
Bones Festes. Bon Nadal. Feliz Navidad. Merry Christmas. Joyeux Noël. God Jul. Fröhliche Weihnachten. Buone Feste Natalizie. Milad Majid. Vrolijk Kerstfeest. Feliz Natal. Nollaig chridheil huibh. Kurisumasu Omedeto. Natale Hilare. […]
The Chant Of The Sibil·la
Before I came to live in Mallorca, I had never heard the Cant de la Sibil·la. This Gregorian chant combines a liturgical prophecy with lyrics describing the Apocalypse of the […]
To Light A Candle
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is now concluded for this year. Tomorrow, the Christian Noche Buena is upon us and the day after, Nadal (Navidad, Christmas). You might want […]
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