1. 1st of New Year's
Day (Cap d ` any)
5.1. Landing of the saints Three kings (Els rice Mags) in Palma and Rode
by the city (in the previous evening 6.1.); on the country(land) gives
` s presents of the donkey's cart
16.1. Antoniusfest/bewitched night (Nit bruixa): in the previous evening
of " Sant Antoni " (name day of protection saint Saint Antonius)
stakes (fogerós) are lit in many places, and devils (dimonis) dance
by the alleys. Finally the saint Antonius expels the bad powers - particularly
impressively in Sa Pobla!
17.1. Sant Antoni (name stay of hl. Antonius): In many places processions
with blessings of pets - Sant Antoni is a protection-holy of the animals
(" Ses Beneides "); At noon in Pollenca: " pi de Sant Antoni
" - to the top of a soaped stone pine a cock is bound. Young men(husbands)
climb to about 20 meters of high slippery tree to get down the cock as
first one; in Sa Pobla there is the Majorcan "court(dish) Espinagada
- a tin cake with vegetable and fresh water eel
19.1. Revetla/previous evening " Sant Sebastià " (name
day of hl. Sebastian) in Palma - live music on all big places(squares)
of the capital (program with the city administration Palma availably);
barbecue (tasty small sausages); party till the early morning hours!
20.1. Beginning of the one-week patronage party for " Sant Sebastià
" in Palma (Palmas shops and offices have concluded(closed)), in
the evening big firework in the harbour
February
Carnaval - carnival
processions " Sa Rua " and " Sa Rueta " (for children)
in Palma; also in a lot of other places of the island is celebrated (moves,
parties, children's program etc)
March
1.3. Slide de les
Illes Balears (Balearic regional holiday)
March April
Easter (Pasqua) / Holy Week (Semana Santa):
Green Thursday: In
the evening the biggest move of all about 30 hoods brotherhoods (penitent)
of Majorca is to be seen in Palma from about 19 o'clock (Processió
de la Sang).
Good Friday (Divendres Sant): at beginning of the darkness Descent from
the Cross procession with atmosphere of the Calvary to the parish church
in Pollença (Devallament); about 23 o'clock procession " Sant
Entierro " (holy interment) in Sineu; In the evening procession from
Sant Francesc in Palma
Easter Sunday: 8 o'clock fair(mass) in Llucmajor; afterwards guidance
of the Jesusstatue in a man's procession of the church to the meeting
(Encuentro) in the town hall square with the Marienfigur carried by women(wives)
from the parish church; at the same moment sonntäglicher market
East Tuesday: day of most Romerías (pilgrimages) on Majorca, for
example, the Pancaritat of Algaida to the Nostra Senyora de la Pau with
Castellix
Sunday after Easter: big public festival on Palmas Bellver castle (with
extensive children's program)
April
At the middle of April:
world folklore festival in Palma - about 2000 dancers and musicians from
over 30 countries(lands) appear on all big places(squares) of the metropolis
At the end of April: Volta a Majorca - the big motor cycle-island round
trip in which about 5000 Biker participate
May
At the beginning of
May: Fira del Disc - popular stock exchange for pop music in Palmas hall
2nd Sunday in May: Feria in Sóller
2nd Monday in May: Moros i Cristians - the historic battle of 1561 between
pirate and Sollerics is adjusted in Port de Sóller (in the afternoon)
June
At the beginning of
June: international jazz festival on four stages in Cala d ` Or
Fronleichnahm (El body): the procession of the eagles (Processó
de les Aguiles) in Pollenca state two girls in expensively decorated eagle
costumes.
29.6. Saint Peter's party (Sant Pere) with ship processions and impressive
firework in the harbours of Palma, Alcúdia, Andratx, Sóller
and Cala Ratjada
July
16.7. Nostra Senyora
del Carmen with ship processions in Sóller, Portocristo, Cala Rajada,
Cala Figuera and Cala d ` Or
27.7. At the beginning of the firm week in Valldemossa with concerts in
the Kartause - to honour of the local resident island saint Santa Catalina
Tomàs (see Majorca today contribution(article) " Fiesta for
Santa Catalina ")
28.7. with the " Cavalcada de la Beateta " (move of the small
blessed) in Valldemossa represents a girl from the place the island saint
Catalina Tomàs.
At the end of July: international folklore festival in Sóller (more
than 200 singers and dancers)
The last July weekend: nocturnal pilgrimage of Palma after Lluc to the
mercy picture of the Moreneta (black Madonna)
Summer (July August September)
Summer programs: many
places of the island offer extensive summer programs (availably in the
tourist's info). They call, for example, " Nits a la fresca "
(nights outside) or " of party d ` estiu " (summer parties)
- see Majorca today contribution(article) " Sommernachtstraum of
Majorca ".
Classic music festivals in Valldemossa (Chopin), Palma (castle Bellver),
Deià (Son Marroig), Pollenca (monastery Santo Domingo), Cala Ratjada
(Jardines de Casa March)
Patronage parties: Particularly in summer many places celebrate their(her)
saints with program of several days - among other things folklore dances,
Open Air concerts, balls, big dinners on the market place, children's
attractions, exhibitions of agriculture and art profession (small trade
shows)
August
2.8. " Moros
i Cristians " in Pollenca - the historic battle of 1550 between pirate
and Pollencinern begins about 19 o'clock close to the cock fountain, the
local inhabitants celebrate their(her) annual victory till the early morning
hours; big firework at midnight! (see Majorca today report " hot
battle ")
Night 2./3.8. " Marxa of the Güell a Lluc a peu " - about
18.000 people(persons) undertake a 48 km long night migration of Palma
to the monastery Lluc (each can mitwandern; on the way there is food;
who slows down early, rises in the Begleitbus)
September
The first Sunday:
procession to honour of Catalina Tomàs in Santa Margalida
At the end of September: wine party in Binissalem (more info ... click)
October
The first Sunday:
Firm(Fixed) of the black pudding in Sant Joan (samples of island-typical
sausages, folklore with dances and bagpipe music)
December
Christmas: see Majorca
today contribution(article) " hot Christmas "
31.12. New Year's Eve (Who would like on Palmas town hall square the new
year reinfeiern should bring twelve bunches of grapes. Since on each of
twelve strokes of the clock at midnight a bunch of grapes is eaten according
to old Spanish custom. This ritual should bring luck! Then it is pushed
naturally and a firework is lit.)
31.12. the " Festa de ls ` Estandart " (day of the standard)
is celebrated in Palma with big firework and public festival (in memory
of the reconquest Palmas by king Jaume I of Aragón and the victory
about the Moors)
