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  1. How To Create A Tradition

    21.9.2019How To Create A Tradition

    The dances of the Archangels in Calonge for the Sant Miquel fiestas were created ten years ago.

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  2. The School Built Like A Palace

    13.9.2019The School Built Like A Palace

    The architect responsible for the school in Sa Pobla also designed what became the royal residence in Palma.

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  3. When They Cycled In A Theatre

    7.9.2019When They Cycled In A Theatre

    There were races in Lloseta in 1927. The only thing was that the bikes didn't go anywhere.

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  4. Majorca's Culture Club

    29.8.2019Majorca's Culture Club

    While Spain was progressing in the 1980s because of a counter-culture movement, Majorca was undergoing a cultural revival.

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  5. The Demon And Wheels On Fire

    22.8.2019The Demon And Wheels On Fire

    The rodelles fire wheels and the solitary demon have been features of Majorca's fiestas for centuries.

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  6. The Pianist Of Pollensa

    14.8.2019The Pianist Of Pollensa

    In the nineteenth century, greats of the piano in Majorca were few and far between. Miquel Capllonch was one of them.

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  7. Tomatoes And Straw: The Neo-Fiesta

    10.8.2019Tomatoes And Straw: The Neo-Fiesta

    Young people felt excluded from fiesta organisation and from the staging of celebrations. There was a fiestas' vacuum that needed filling.

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  8. Women And The Joan Mas Militia

    2.8.2019Women And The Joan Mas Militia

    The re-enactment of the 1550 encounter between Moors and Christians in Pollensa is somewhat removed from what actually happened.

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  9. Two Days In July

    25.7.2019Two Days In July

    The Sant Crist Triennial of Alcudia and the La Beata triumphal carriage of Valldemossa are two of Majorca's most defining celebrations.

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  10. Defending The Land

    18.7.2019Defending The Land

    The particular small mountain is viewed from the fourth floor of a building. Its presence, juxtaposed with urban development, appears a curiosity. It is so close and yet it is distant. This remoteness is defined by time.

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  11. The Saint Of Giants

    4.7.2019The Saint Of Giants

    Saint Christopher enjoys decent popularity among the general public, but in the saintly scheme of things he doesn't have great prominence in Majorca.

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  12. The Influence Of Saint Peter

    29.6.2019The Influence Of Saint Peter

    Saint Peter, the patron of fishermen, maintains a benign saintly watch over one of Majorca's oldest industries. His patronage isn't, however, confined to coastal areas.

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