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21.9.2019How To Create A Tradition
The dances of the Archangels in Calonge for the Sant Miquel fiestas were created ten years ago.
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13.9.2019The School Built Like A Palace
The architect responsible for the school in Sa Pobla also designed what became the royal residence in Palma.
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7.9.2019When They Cycled In A Theatre
There were races in Lloseta in 1927. The only thing was that the bikes didn't go anywhere.
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29.8.2019Majorca's Culture Club
While Spain was progressing in the 1980s because of a counter-culture movement, Majorca was undergoing a cultural revival.
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22.8.2019The Demon And Wheels On Fire
The rodelles fire wheels and the solitary demon have been features of Majorca's fiestas for centuries.
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14.8.2019The Pianist Of Pollensa
In the nineteenth century, greats of the piano in Majorca were few and far between. Miquel Capllonch was one of them.
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10.8.2019Tomatoes And Straw: The Neo-Fiesta
Young people felt excluded from fiesta organisation and from the staging of celebrations. There was a fiestas' vacuum that needed filling.
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2.8.2019Women And The Joan Mas Militia
The re-enactment of the 1550 encounter between Moors and Christians in Pollensa is somewhat removed from what actually happened.
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25.7.2019Two Days In July
The Sant Crist Triennial of Alcudia and the La Beata triumphal carriage of Valldemossa are two of Majorca's most defining celebrations.
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18.7.2019Defending The Land
The particular small mountain is viewed from the fourth floor of a building. Its presence, juxtaposed with urban development, appears a curiosity. It is so close and yet it is distant. This remoteness is defined by time.
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4.7.2019The Saint Of Giants
Saint Christopher enjoys decent popularity among the general public, but in the saintly scheme of things he doesn't have great prominence in Majorca.
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29.6.2019The Influence Of Saint Peter
Saint Peter, the patron of fishermen, maintains a benign saintly watch over one of Majorca's oldest industries. His patronage isn't, however, confined to coastal areas.
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