Etiqueta 'Majorca New Years Eve'
It was in the late 1850s that Madrid residents started to congregate in the Puerta del Sol on the night of December 31 to celebrate the start of the new year
It was in the late 1850s that Madrid residents started to congregate in the Puerta del Sol on the night of December 31 to celebrate the start of the new year.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 25-31 December
New Year's Eve parties - from Alcudia to Vilafranca. Not everywhere has one. The biggest is obviously in Palma. The Festival of the Standard in Palma to celebrate the arrival of King Jaume I and his forces in Madina Mayurqa on 31 December, 1229. Said to be the oldest national festival in Europe.
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Comment
Joy of the Twelve Grapes
According to the ritual, each individual grape, swallowed on a bell strike, guarantees the joy of prosperity through one coming month of the New Year.
Peter Clover29/12/2023 13:27