The winter night of bonfires and demons
The January fiestas for Antoni, Sebastià and Honorat mean that streets are taken over by bonfires and there is a smell of wood-burning pretty much everywhere on the islands.
Sant Antoni fiestas
The bonfires were lit to drive away the demons.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 9-15 January
A brief pause to gather breath before the Sant Antoni fiestas, so a fairly quiet week. Although Sant Antoni Eve is next week (Monday, 16 January), some of the schedules are listed here. Update Monday: weekend Sant Antoni events in Binissalem, Pollensa, Santanyi, Son Servera. Added Tuesday: Sant Antoni in Andratx this weekend. Update Wednesday: first events for Palma's Sant Sebastià are on Friday.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 31 October-6 November
The third of Inca's fairs takes place this weekend. Art in the streets as well as an art market which combines design and craft. Also gastronomy and a good deal of music and dance. Marratxi's autumn fair is on Sunday, and Puigpunyent has a craft beer show on the same day. At Palma Arena there is the annual weddings fair, Nupcial, from Friday to Sunday. The Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival starts on Thursday. And it's Bonfire Night on Saturday.
Fairs and Fiestas
The night of fires: Sant Antoni Eve in Majorca
Your comprehensive listing (as comprehensive as possible) of what's going on for the greatest fiesta night of the Majorcan calendar: Sant Antoni Eve.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Major security alert at Mallorca airport, surprise landing of flights from Morocco and Namibia
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
Sant Antoni and the Fires of Abstinence
Yet who was this sainted man? And what made him so intriguing to the people of Mallorca, that his existence is still been celebrated 1,660 years after his death?
Peter Clover19/01/2024 13:50