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Sant Honorat, The Dance of the Cossiers - Algaida

Also includes festivities for Sant Antoni

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Algaida
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On January 15th, music and parades start at 18:30 followed at 19:00 by the lighting of the bonfire and the Dance of the Demons in the main square. Refreshments will be available for a small fee. The famous Correfoc (fire run) will take place from 23:00.

On January 16th, there will be a traditional Cossiers dance after mass in the main square (mass starts at 11:00). This is a dance revived from the 14th century which features three pairs of men, a woman and a devil who perform a dance to traditional Mallorcan musical instruments.

See the full programme (in Spanish/Catalan) by clicking on the website link.

Venue

Algaida town centre

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