PANCARITATS & EMPANADAS-ANGEL SUNDAY-MALLORCA TRADITIONS

PANCARITATS & EMPANADAS-ANGEL SUNDAY-MALLORCA TRADITIONS-DOMINGO DEL ANGEL Sunday after Easter Sunday, in Palma de Mallorca, is celebrated the Angel Sunday  in Palma´s Bellver Castle, one of the most emblematic Gothic monuments of the city, which also offers spectacular views over Palma. Angel Sunday is the day of Pancaritat in Palma, and this day is celebrated …

MALLORCA_ART AND CRAFTS-LLATRA-ART OF PALMS

Mallorca-Art and Crafts-LLATRA- ART OF PALMS  When Easter comes, our country Spain is full of stalls selling handmade palms with beautiful shapes that later will be sold to be blessed on Palm Sunday. Here in Mallorca, this sector includes not only these products typical of this  time of year, but we extend it to the …

IT IS TIME TO RUBIOLS AND CRESPELLS-MAJORCAN GASTRONOMY-EASTER SPECIALTIES-JEWISH HERITAGE

IT IS TIME TO RUBIOLS AND CRESPELLS-MAJORCAN GASTRONOMY-EASTER SPECIALTIES- JEWISH HERITAGE In the wide Balearic gastronomy, we find sweet recipes made ​​for Easter. As the majorcan Rubiols.  Apparently the Rubiols has a Jewish origin, because of Jewish influence in Mallorca. The Rubiol is one of the pastries made by many majorcan families at home for …

SEMANA SANTA-HOLY WEEK IN PALMA-A PHOTO BLOG

SEMANA SANTA-HOLY WEEK IN PALMA_PHOTO BLOG Last Thursday was held in the Palma, the most multitudinal procession of  majorcan holy week «SEMANA SANTA». The Christ of Blood «Cristo de la Sangre» procession, with more than 4000 penitents also called COFRADES or NAZARENOS belonging to 34 different Brotherhoods all of them dressed with a garment consisting in tunics …

EASTER IN SINEU-SEMANA SANTA-HOLY WEEK-MALLORCA

EASTER IN SINEU-SEMANA SANTA-HOLY WEEK-MALLORCA Easter in Majorca is not only a religious celebration to commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus, but also is a tradition with marked popular character. Palm Sunday liturgical celebrations begin with the blessing of the palms and the procession of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, and in all the parishes …

EASTER IN SINEU-HOLY WEEK-SEMANA SANTA

http://youtu.be/IZNpMD6YAVw EASTER IN SINEU-SEMANA SANTA-HOLY WEEK AMAZING PROCESSIONS COSTALEROS CARRING THE FLOATS AND NAZARENOS OF DIFFERENT BROTHERHOODS DO NOT MISS EASTER IN SINEU-MALLORCA DISCOVER WITH MALLORCA PRIVATE TOUR GUIDES EASTER TRADITIONS IN SINEU,MALLORCA LET US GUIDE YOU IN THE EASTER PROCESSIONS