The Sun Deity
Real Mallorcans do not much value or even, worship the sun. Far from it. They fear and respect the sun for its unforgiving strength and harsh impact on the land, the […]
The Twin Peaks of Alaró
The Puig d’Alaró and its twin peak, the Puig de s’Alcadena between Alaró and Orient are two rocky prominences of incredible, almost unreal characteristics. Surely, the two peaks look pretty out-of-place; […]
Santa Úrsula and the Virgins
Tomorrow, October 21st, Spain and the rest of the Catholic world celebrate Santa Úrsula and the legend of the 11,000 marauded virgins. In the Spanish speaking world, the October 21st […]
The Pomegranate (Punica granatum)
Now is the season of the Pomegranate (Latin: Punica granatum, Catalan: Magraner, Castellano: Granada), a fruit which has been naturalised in the Mediterranean region for thousands of years. The fruit […]
Robert Graves And The Mediterranean
The 10th International Robert Graves Conference kicked off yesterday in Palma de Mallorca and will continue until Saturday, July 10th. These conferences are biannual events which are staged alternately in […]
Cockfights in Mallorca
The other day I went back to a place in Manacor where I had watched a cockfight some 30 years ago. Cock fighting is a blood sport between two roosters, […]
A Year of 13 Moons
Today, January 18th, we can contemplate a Half Moon, waning. In a Year of 13 Moons is a movie by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. 2009 happens to be such a rare […]
The Perseids
The Perseids are meteoric showers or shooting stars that can best be observed at this time of year. In Medieval Europe, the Perseids were also known as the Tears of Saint Lawrence. […]
The Mythology of Bulls
The photo depicts a detail from a 2nd Century Roman pavement mosaic in Ilici, now known as Elche (Alicante). The bull apparently adorned the bust of god Océano (not shown […]
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