Carnival fiestas: "el Carnestoltes"

These few days there are festivities for Carnival all over the Island. The youngest celebrate especially and all the schools organise street parades in fancy dress for this occasion, decorating the streets of the villages with colour and jollity. .

In Palma, every year there are street parades in the centre of the city: "Sa Rueta" for the youngest, in the morning and "Sa Rua" for adults in the afternoon. This year the two parades will take place on Sunday, February 25.

The carnival fiestas in Algaida are outstanding for their traditional character, and include the representation of the trial, judgement, and execution of Sr. "Carnestoltes" a representative doll of the fiestas. This parade will start at 5.30 on Saturday, February 24 and the festivities will last through the evening with the Carnival dance.

The Carnival fiestas end on Ash Wednesday, with the traditional burial of the sardine.

In the diary www.vinedefesta.com more information can be found about the events relating to carnival in different towns of Mallorca.

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Date of publication: 20/02/2001

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