TRAVEL GUIDES DIRECTORY: MALLORCA SPAIN: ALCUDIA

FESTIVALS

Festivals on Mallorca are very well-celebrated, and Alcudia does seem to have more that its fair share throughout the year.

January 17th in recognition of Sant Antoni Abat the patron saint of animals. The event begins with the lighting of small bonfires, which the local residents sit around and sing traditional songs and roast "botifarrons", which are locally made blood sausages. The following day there is a colourful parade culminating in the blessing of the animals in front of the local parish church of Sant Jaume.

Almost immediately after on January 20th, the town then celebrates another fiesta, this time in honour of Sant Sebastia, where a statue of the saint is decorated with orange blossoms and paraded through the town.

around June 29th to celebrate Saint Peter the patron of the sailors (a 5-day event). Along with a number of sporting and musical events that take place, the highlight of the fiesta is procession at sea where highly decorated boats accompany a statue of the Saint around the bay.

July 25th sees the fiesta of Saint James, who is the patron saint of Alcudia. This fiesta lasts for a week and during this time there are lots of activities including concerts, open-air dances, and religious ceremonies.

Every three years on July 26th is the Procession of the Saint Christ in memory of the miracle in 1507 when the figure of Saint Christ started to sweat blood and ended a long period of drought.

August 24th is the fiesta of Les Llanternes where the youngest children of the town parade through the streets at nightfall, and sing traditional Majorcan songs whilst carrying Chinese lanterns made out of melons.

During the first week of October each year the "Fira" takes place in Alcudia, this is really an agricultural trade fair. On the Saturday there is usually a procession of people through the streets of the town carrying historical figures from Majorcan history.

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