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Cultural Attractions and Events - FiestasIn common with most of the towns and villages on Majorca, the first event in the annual fiesta calendar is always the Fiesta of Sant Antoni, the patron saint of animals, which takes place on January 17th each year. The actual celebrations usually start the night before with the lighting of small bonfires, which the local residents sit around singing traditional songs and roasting "botifarrons", which are locally made blood sausages. The following day there is then a colourful parade through the city in which hundreds of riders on horseback, floats, and numerous animals all participate.The celebrations continue throughout January with the Fiesta of Sant Sebastia, the patron saint of the city, which is then celebrated on January 20th each year. Sant Sebastia was believed to have been a captain of a Diocletian’s escort, who is accredited with protecting the city against the plague, and who's relic arrived in Palma in 1523. The Fiesta of Sant Sebastia is the biggest event of the Palma cultural calendar with many of the city’s squares being transformed into stages where bands play live music. Traditionally each square would specialise in a particular music style, some would play rock, and others flamenco, jazz or classical music. Throughout all of Spain Holy Week always plays a very significant part in the cultural calendar, and Palma is certainly no exception. The celebrations begin on Palm Sunday with the traditional blessing of palms and olive branches at churches all over the island, which is then followed by grand parades through the streets each night, including the solemn "La Sang" procession, held on Maundy Thursday, where the crucified Christ is carried through the city. The next event of any significance is the Fiesta of Santa Catalina Tomas, which is held on the third Saturday in October each year. Central to this fiesta is the Cavalcade of the Beata, which is a colourful parade of floats which winds its way through the city streets accompanied by bands. The Fiesta of the Estendard, which is also known locally as the Fiesta of Banderole, is the final event of the year taking place on December 31 in celebration of the Catalan conquest of the island. Certainly worth a mention is that the cultural roots of this fiesta have been traced back to the 14th Century.
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