A Very Long Baleares Day
Next Tuesday, March 1st, the Día de les Illes Balears will be celebrated. As the calendar would have it, the date makes for a splendid puente weekend with plenty a […]
The Palau dels Reis de Mallorca
The famous Palau dels Reis de Mallorca is located in Perpignan, France. Perpignan had been declared the capital of the Kingdom of Mallorca by King Jaume II in 1276, with […]
The Blessed Oil Of Sant Blai
The Església de Sant Joan de Malta in Palma’s Old Town had been closed for restoration for almost two years. The church dates from 1835 and was erected over an […]
The Year Of The Rabbit
After the Western New Year (January 1st) and the Jewish New Year for the Tree (January 20th), the third New Year of the year has arrived. Mallorca’s Chinese contingent will […]
Rural Beneïdes
You may have attended the animal blessings in Palma last Thursday or in your pueblo last Sunday or Monday, or you may have not attended any Beneïdes whatsoever. Well, it’s […]
Correfoc Fun At Sant Sebastià
Don’t go shopping in Palma de Mallorca today. Everywhere but bars will be shut for festivities all day today, as the Festa de Sant Sebastià is being celebrated. The saint […]
Hug A Tree
Hug a tree or, even better, plant a tree. That’s the motto of Tu Bishvat, the Jewish New Year for Trees. Tu Bishvat is one of the four Jewish new […]
The Animal Blessing Ritual
The blessing of the animals is an essential and indispensable part of Mallorca’s Sant Antoni celebrations. The ritual is called Beneïdes and quite possibly has its origins in pre-Christian times […]
Sant Honorat And the Cossiers
Whilst all other villages in Mallorca are preparing for their Sant Antoni and Sant Sebastià festivities, the pueblo of Algaida today celebrates its patron saint, Sant Honorat. The main attraction […]
The Festa de Sant Antoni
The Fiesta de San Antonio goes back a very long time indeed, here on the island of Mallorca. In Pollença, for instance, documents show that the Festa de Sant Antoni […]
The San Antonio Pine Tree
The San Antonio celebrations are coming up any moment now, possibly constituting the single most important traditional festivity on the island (Festa de Sant Antoni, in Catalan). More about Sant […]
Espinagadas In Sa Pobla
With the festivities of Christmas, New Year and Three Kings behind us, now in January it is time for the Festa de Sant Antoni. The fiesta involves large bonfires up […]
Mallorca’s Christian Orthodox Churches
Barely two weeks after everybody else observed Christmas (December 25th), Mallorca’s Orthodox Christians actually celebrate their Christmas today, January 7th. Celebrations took place on Christmas Eve, Orthodox style, last night […]
The Roscón de Reyes
The Reyes Magos made their appearance last night all over Spain as well as here on the island of Mallorca. One essential part of the festivities is the traditional Roscón […]
Three Kings’ Helpers
Tomorrow, Spain will celebrate the Fiesta de SS. MM. Los Reyes Magos (Three Kings from the Orient), another public holiday and the last one of this festive season. Reyes (or […]
Auld Lang Syne
I can find no evidence that good old Auld Lang Syne would have been sung a great deal here in Mallorca on Hogmanay, the last day of the year. It […]
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