SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY VISITS MALLORCA / A SPECIAL WINTER RAFFLE/LOTTERY TICKET DEDICATED TO MIRO Tomorrow, Saturday 11th January, the national lottery visits Mallorca, Palma will held in the special national lottery winter raffle. Ten series with 100000 lottery tickets each, had been issued, and each lottery ticket is illustrated with the work of the famous painter …
71 SERRA INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS-MALLORCA-JAUME ANGLADA CONCERT IN THE CATHEDRAL «LA SEO» On Thursday, June 20th, and connected with the celebration of the 71st edition of Serra International Congress being held these days in Palma, in the Cathedral in Palma » La Seo» was held a benefit concert for Caritas Mallorca. To this concert attended by …
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COSSIERS – CAVALLETS – CAVALLERS – ÀGUILES: GENUINE MAJORCAN FOLKLORE DANCES El ball dels cossiers’ are the very singular typical dance during celebrations in several villages in Mallorca as Montuïri, Algaida, Manacor, Inca, Pollença (àguiles), Artà , Alaró, Felanitx, Campos, Llucmajor (cavallets), Palma (cavallets de Ciutat) and Calvià (cavallers). They are part o an ancient …
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FOLK DANCE-MAJORCAN COSSIERS FOLK DANCE-MAJORCAN COSSIERS Here you have a video of the majorcan cossiers dancing in front of the main altar in Saint Francis Church in Palma de Mallorca. A mass celebrated in honor to blessed Father Serra in Palma, the founder of California missions. This year is the 300 anniversary of birth of …
JUNIPERIAN YEAR-PALMA DE MALLORCA-13th APRIL Mallorca Private Tour Guides wants to remind you that tomorrow Saturday, 13th April in commemoration of the YEAR JUNIPERIANO in Palma de Mallorca, and to remember that 13th April 1749 Father Junipero Serra left Mallorca, his homeland to join Franciscan missions culminating with the foundation of the Golden state of …
When the Swallows Come back to Capistrano WHEN THE SWALLOWS COME BACK TO CAPISTRANO-PAT BOONE Remember tomorrow,St. Joseph’s Day, March 19th, the swallows will come back to Capistrano. Remember with this song, composed in 1940 by Rene Leon, blessed father Serra and his work in California. We recomend you to visit San Juan Capistrano, the jewel of the …
Mission San Juan Capistrano, the miracle of the swallows-The Jewel of the Missions The mission San Juan de Capistrano, California was founded 1776 by father Junipero Serra (Petra, Mallorca), with the help of Captain Fernando de Rivera. San Juan Capistrano, was the sixth mission founded in Californian lands, by Majorcan Franciscans , the organization of this …
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In the footsteps of Father Serra– The California Missions–Petra–Majorca I was 18 when I heard about Junípero Serra, the founder of the Missions of California. The first mission I visited was the one of San Rafael Archangel, the mission of the city that would be my home for a year. Although San …
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Petra is just 43 kilometers from the city of Palma. The Church of Saint Peter, the Convent of San Bernardino, and the Sanctuary for the Bonany Virgen are some of the most important points in the municipality. The first is a gothic set constructed between the 16th and the 17th century. The convent is where …