Moors and Christians Pollensa

La Patrona , Pollensa , Mallorca. Big festival with many activities and festivities in Pollensa, north of Mallorca. One of the most popular Mallorca festivals is La Patrona in Pollença.The highlight of the fiesta is the mock battle between the Moors and the Christians  on the 2nd August and the fireworks that follow. Other traditional celebrations include the cossiers ballBut there is plenty more going on from concerts, children's entertainments, sporting exhibitions and demonstrations, markets and all night parties. See the programme; http://www.ajpollenca.net/sites/default/files/documents/programa_festes_2018_digital.pdf
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Moors and Christians Pollensa

On 2nd August, the Mare de Déu dels Àngels Day is the day of Pollença’s Patroness Saint, the major festival of the municipality par excellence Since 1970 the celebrations start with the opening speech, which is read in Saint Domingo’s Cloister. Among the civic acts the traditional “Alborada” (a musical piece that is played from 5.00 am through the streets) stands out, created by Nicolás de Castro and first performed in 1882. The Cossiers Dance has become one of the most outstanding acts in the festival since 1981moment in which they were recovered after 71 years of its disappearance and were incorporated to this festival, although before they were danced in Saint Peter...
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Battle between Moors and Christians

Until August 2 in Pollença there will be the festivities in honour of their patron saint, a civic-religious celebration that dates from the first years of the Catalan conquest.The central event of the festivities is the Mock Battle between Moors and Christians, to commemorate the battle by the people of Pollença against 1,500 Moors led by the pirate Dragut, that took place on May 30 in 1550. Pollença received on that day the most important pirate attack they had ever experienced. The battle was won thanks to the help from Joan Mas, who went out in the main street, warned everyone of the danger and ran heroically into battle against his adversaries. The mock battle was incorporat...
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