Festivals

May Festival at S’Horta

Located on the south eastern side of the island (about 15 mins drive from Cala D’or) S’ Horta (pronounced ‘SORTA’) has its village festival the last week in May. One of the highlights is the fair, which happens on the Sunday of the festival around 23rd of May.

This small inland village, which normally people just pass through on the way to Cala D’or or Porto Collom, sees its main road closed and the stall holders and exhibitions moving in. There is a stage set up in the square where night time activities of a musical nature take place.

Christians and Moors Fight in Soller - Majorca

If you find yourself around the Soller area of Mallorca on the 10th of May,  a trip to the port will give you the experience of a battle between the Christians and the Moors. Don’t worry though because it is the yearly re-enactment of the time when King Jaime of Spain routed the Moors from Mallorca. In fact, there are many such occasions on the island, but the Soller ‘battle' starts off the ‘season’.

Easter Food in Majorca

"Mona de Pascua" - they are figurines and sculptures made of chocolate. They can be in the shape of a rabbit, an egg, a new cartoon character, etc.

Angel Sunday

The Sunday after Easter is known as "Domingo del Ángel" (Angel Sunday) in Mallorca, a day celebrated in the capital, Palma de Mallorca, with a procession, blessings and plenty of traditional food.

Santa Semana History

Easter in Majorca is a customary religious celebration. The liturgical events begin on Palm Sunday, along with the 'Procession of the Entrance of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem' and the blessing of the Palms or Olive-Tree branches.

The famous Association of Brotherhoods of Easter organizes an exclusive cultural program for Palma de Majorca every year. This program includes the exposition of the standards of each brotherhood in the Church of "Sant Antoniet".

Semana Santa - Holy Week in Majorca

Semana Santa translates to 'Holy Week' in English and is celebrated extensively throughout Spain. It is the last week of Lent before Easter in the Christian calendar and is probably the biggest religious festival in Majorca. The festival celebrates the last week of Jesus' life before being crucified.

Palm Sunday (Passion Sunday) sees the start of the celebrations across the entire of Majorca, as churches perform traditional blessings of palm and olive branches. There are usually firework displays and parades through the streets of many towns at night during this period.