The day out at Bellver Castle happens to be by far the grandest of the parties. | JAUME MOREY
The pancaritat (bread with charity) pilgrimages-cum-parties should strictly speaking take place on Angel Sunday - the day of the Guardian Angel.
Once upon a time, the Guardian Angel was the patron of Palma, hence why the La Lonja guild building from the fifteenth century has a sculpture of the Angel. Saint Sebastian was to eventually replace the Angel in 1652 after his bone performed the miracle of ridding Palma of the plague.
Few of the parties are actually celebrated on Angel Sunday, so as Palma’s is one of the few, it attracts special attention. The day out at Bellver Castle also happens to be by far the grandest of the parties. The procession with the Angel is the centrepiece of several hours of games, giants, folk dance and horse show by Palma’s mounted police. The Palma bus company, EMT, usually lays on a special service to and from the castle.
Price
Free.