Sardine Burial, Son Carrio
In the village of Son Carrio, on Shrove Tuesday, a very different fiesta takes place; the burial of the Sardine is an imitation funeral with four men carry a sardine as if it were a dead person, while musicians play funeral hymns. The Sardine is paraded around before being tossed onto a large funeral pyre.
The origin of this burial lies in the way the Jews teasted the Christians when the latter had to begin lent. In Son Carrio, the funeral ends at the town square, with a celebration of live music and dancing. A sizeable portion of barbequed sardine, salad, coques (Mallorcan pastries) and wine is offered to all those who attend this fiesta.
