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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
20.6.2019Sant Joan: Old And New
One of the very oldest of celebrations in the Christian calendar along with the births of Christ and the Virgin Mary, the ancient Sant Joan rituals of fire and water are very much alive today.
12.6.2019Music For All: Schools of Music
Municipalities across Majorca have schools of music, but most are quite recent, having been formed in the 1980s and 1990s.
1.6.2019Want To Play A Game?
There is a whole host of traditional games with Catalan names that are basically variants on familiar themes.