16th of January: San Antonio Abad Festivity

The cheerful Mallorca is one of the places in Spain where religious holidays are lived with lots of excitement and devotion. During the festivities the classical tradition is the one of blessing the animals. The festival takes on great splendor in the areas close to Part Foran. Although the winter season begins to put the heat on people makes the whole atmosphere is pleasant for visitors. Enjoy the most ingrained habits of Mallorca: the fires. In the streets of all the people who celebrate the festival, people develop their bonfires in many ways. The Feast of San Antonio Abad is the opportunity to taste delicious dishes such as sobrassada to the embers. They also can sample typical desserts of Mallorca. Share sweet moments with your family listening to the songs and poems of the poets of the street who seek to emulate San Antonio. There are also verses for a more adult audience. It may also be a witness to the enigmatic dance of the demons that walk between the fires of the people.

For two days, the festival of San Antonio filled with joy at Mallorca. You can also enjoy the color and the effusiveness of a grand parade. Many people walk floats carrying the tradition and the typical music of Mallorca. Travel by family and enjoy a spectacular first-level cultural remembered for ever.

Venue: the peoples of the Part Foran (with the exception of Palma, where the festivities are a lesser extent).

20th of January: San Sebastian Festivity

The Feast of San Sebastian is ideal for the whole family which comes to Mallorca in winter looking for the opportunity of finding a cultural and religious celebration. This is their chance because there are activities in almost all month in the honor of San Sebastian, a martyr who died for defending their Christianity. It is customary stroll the great banner of San Sebastian around the city to welcome the devotees. Of course you can also appreciate the classic Spanish customs such as the burning of bonfires and dances ranging from the demons of the street. You can not miss some barbecues all around the city.

The parking area of Pollersa is also a place where the party is lived to the fullest. Among bonfires and dances are performed spectacular concerts of traditional music and modern music, the youngest. Rhythms such as rock, jazz and flamenco have been taking prominence in the feast of San Sebastian. Come and enjoy!

Venue: streets and squares of Pollensa.

CELEBRATIONS IN FEBRUARY

1st of February: The Carnival of Mallorca

Come to Palma de Mallorca and be part of one of the biggest celebrations across the island. The Carnival of Mallorca congregates each year many visitors from around the world through its colorful parades and a lot of Spanish tradition. Some know the season of the festival as "the final days," since only those days you can eat the tasty Spanish meat, which in March will be replaced by fish because of religious holidays. Enjoy this great celebration that lasts almost the entire month of February. The Dijous Jard is the best way to start the celebrations. More than a parade flooded the streets of Palma de Mallorca, bringing music and joy to all the places of the town. The groups and citizens are the best dressed in the carnival. You can also dress up and be an active part of the Carnival. Also participating in the traditional "burial of the sardine", where the presents were black dressed for dismissing the buried sardine. Come to the carnival and enjoy the warmth of the people and their Great Spirit and cultural customs.

Venue: the streets of Palma de Mallorca.

CELEBRATIONS IN MARCH

1st of March: The Day of the Balearic Islands

Mallorca is the largest island in a vast archipelago known as the Spanish Balearic Islands. The first day of March brings the celebration by the splendor and wonder of this vast archipelago, the cradle of tourism. In Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, neighboring islands of Majorca, are carried out many activities that welcome visitors to the world. This is a great show of dance, typical food, music, entertainment for children and a lot of tradition. At Palma de Mallorca you can go and buy beautiful memories for a "market time", set by the same people to call the attention of visitors. Buy craft products from Mallorca will be the best memory you can take home. And if you are a lover of photography, carry your work and your talent to participate in the competitions that are made in Palma. Join and look for professional photographic exhibitions. Other activities are aimed at the smaller ones, such as concerts, sporting competitions and workshops that highlight the cultural climate of the island.

Venue: the whole island, especially in Palma de Mallorca. You can also visit the neighboring islands by boat as Menorca and Ibiza.

Semana Santa

Spend Easter in Mallorca is a very new way of living the Easter amid much thought, religious fervor and huge Spanish culture. Come and enjoy a beautiful procession on Palm Sunday, where citizens accompany different processions carrying palm and olive branches to relive the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem. On Munday Thursday there are simultaneous processions with the images of local saints in most of the villages of Mallorca. In many of these processions may be witnessing the drama of Christ's passion. Undoubtedly, the procession of the Palme is one of the most memorable. At Palma de Mallorca all people participate in the processions of the churches. Good Friday is a day also fraught with processions to the election of the visitor. They become more representations of Christ's ordeal with which those present can reflect. Be sure to visit beautiful places like the Arta, entering in the popular San Salvador. And his manner Pollensa Learn to celebrate Easter at the Oratory of Calvary. Colorful fairs and processions are conducted in Dorchester, near Church of San Miguel. Also at the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca may be the perfect setting for reflection on family. This is exactly in the Plaza del Hospital, where the cathedral is, also called La Sang.

If you think all these have been great, yet it lacks the Resurrection Sunday. Join the Mallorcan of the procession of Reunion, and relive those moments in which emblematic Christ was reunited with the Virgin Mary after the resurrection. The next day you can travel to any town of Mallorca to participate in the festivals. An additional festival is the Sunday of Angel, where there are typical dances and food fairs after the mass. However, the tradition is to climb the highest peaks of the island where there are churches and shrines. It is the ideal occasion to share with your family healthy outdoor recreation.

Venue: Palma de Mallorca, Pollensa, San Salvador and all neighborhoods and churches of the island.

CELEBRATIONS IN APRIL

2nd of April: San Francisco Festivity

Several parishes across the island of Mallorca carry out all sorts of celebrations to pay tribute to the patron San Francisco. Take part in mass processions in an environment full of devotion and fear of God. It is a custom to use incense with the songs and praises to take a good flavour to the heaven.

Venue: villages of Mallorca and, in particular, the convent of San Francisco, a magnificent piece of architecture, created thanks to the Franciscans who arrived after the possession of the Catalans.

23rd of July: Saint George Festivity

Mallorca never disappoints its visitors when it comes to combining the religious holidays with fun. Enjoy this holiday full of romance and charm to the Mallorcan style. The feast of St. George (also known as St. George) is like a celebration of Valentine's Day in Spain. Come with your partner and take part in traditional activities such as the distribution of roses. Young people from anywhere give women red roses as a symbol of love and affection. This curious tradition was born from the stories about brave knights who, before leaving to a battle, giving roses to the maids. It is the perfect occasion to have a romantic dinner at Palma de Mallorca, where the ambience of the city is full of flowers that takes a pleasant aroma. What is more, this festival coincides with the book fair, and you can buy modern or antique copies at stores. Seasonal discounts are endless, so there is no excuse to go home without an island of knowledge in the suitcase. They are two celebrations into one, do not lose!

Venue: Palma de Mallorca and their neighborhoods.

15th of April: Championship of Queen Sofia

Come to Palma de Mallorca and participate in this great event for lovers of sailing navigation. If you are an expert of the sea, or if you just want to have fun riding the waters of the Balearic Islands, come and test your skills. Many fans of adventure are close to beaches and ports in order to appreciate this great show that lasts for two.

Venue: Palma de Mallorca.