Búger: traditional "Festa i Fira des Jai"

The ancient celebration of the "Festa des Jai", recovered in 1977 by the Obra Cultural Balear from Búger, will be held another year on the first Sunday of May.

The programme of the "Festa i Fira des Jai 2002" from Búger began last weekend with an organ concert at the church, and will continue on Friday 3, at 7 p.m., with a street parade and traditional dances, and with the walk to the Fundació ACA, where the reading of the Proclamation of the fiestas will be held. The reader of the proclamation will be the member of the Majorcan member of parliament Cecili Buele, followed by a recital for voice and piano by Jeroni Alenyar. A rock concert at the square opposite the church, as from 11 p.m., will close the first day of fiestas.

The activities will continue on Saturday morning with the Fair, that will present all kind of local handmade products and renovated furniture, farming products and tools, as well as local animals. After the fair there will be a popular dance with music by Cofre Antic, Tacàritx and Al Mayurqa.

On Sunday, May 5, there will be the traditional "Festa des Jai" with a popular meal at the Binisettí wood. This festivity remembers the arrival of the ancient grandparents that this day visited the Fira de Sineu and, once back, full of sweets and other presents, they were received by the children of the village. At noon there will be popular races with music and after dinner folk dancing. This year "Es Jai" will be Llorenç Socies representing the oldest man of the village and he will arrive at 5.30 p.m.

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Datum: 29/04/2002

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