The Encounter
I promise not to make another mention of Easter in Mallorca after today, at least not for another eleven months. But this year’s final Easter blog entry is about L’encontrada, […]
The Davallament in Felanitx
As a blogger, you sometimes have to take risks. Such as today when I run the risk of boring you. I know, I have been going on a bit over […]
The Crucifixion
Good Friday, today, may well be the most important day in the calendar of the Mallorcan community. Today is the end of Cuaresma (Lent, the 40 days long period of […]
The Easter Week
Semana Santa (the Easter week) is truly underway in Spain, and here in Mallorca. Lots of magical scenes can be seen all over the island, and plenty of powerful images […]
Mallorcan Easter Traditions
Today, Mallorca celebrates Diumenge des Ram (Palm Sunday), the first day of the dramatic and rather compelling Easter processions, commemorating the entering of Jesus in Jerusalem. Traditionally, on this day, […]
Village Life
I am in the middle of reading a fascinating book, Tuning up at Dawn by Tomás Graves, the youngest son of Robert Graves. I am captivated by the book as […]
The Jaia Corema
The Jaia Quaresma is the traditional symbol of Lent in Mallorca in the time leading up to Easter. The Jaia Quaresma is also known as Vella Cuaresma or Jaia Corema, depending […]
The Sardine’s Mock Funeral
The Sardine was buried in Felanitx last night, the night before Ash Wednesday (today). The mock funeral sermon was thoroughly enjoyable for its wit, burlesque mockery and joyous satire. I […]
Rollets in Felanitx
Yesterday, I made a brief mention of the Salers in Felanitx, a group of mostly young folks of my hometown who come out once a year at Easter to celebrate […]
The Resurrection
Without much doubt, Easter is probably the most important religious festivity in the Mallorcan calendar, and the most family oriented celebration as well. For a start, the 40 days of […]
The Pietà
Good Friday celebrations centre around the Davallament, here in Felanitx, a performance of the Passion Play which has been staged, here, ever since 1975. The Davallament is the story of […]
Bearing His Own Cross
Dijous Sant (Maundy Thursday, Castellano: Jueves Santo) marks the last day of this year’s Quaresma (Lent). Yesterday evening, hundreds of hooded penitents participated in the annual Processó de la Sang, […]
The Scent Of Orange Blossoms
If only you could smell what I show you here, I would have made your day. For the last four or five weeks, Mallorca’s orange trees have been busy flowering. […]
The Solemn Sound Of Silence
Last night, the first of this year’s Easter processions was held in Felanitx, the Processó del Silenci (Procesión del Silencio, Silent Procession). The procession started with a congregation at the parish […]
The 39 Steps
The 39 steps of Artà are in fact 180 steps, leading up to the Santuari de Sant Salvador. Whilst not quite as magnificent as the 364 steps leading up to […]
Easter Celebrations in Mallorca
Any moment now, Mallorca will be preparing for a string of Easter celebrations. Last Sunday already marked the halfway term of this year’s Corema (Lent), the 40 days from Ash […]
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