Snail Fair in Sant Jordi

Sant Jordi will celebrate on May 19 and 20 the first "Fira del Caragol", with a view to promoting and informing about snails as an alternative for the agricultural recovery of abandoned farms in Sant Jordi (within the municipality of Palma).

On Saturday, May 19, at 9pm at Ca ses Monges there will be a conference about Heliciculture by José A. Marcelo, expert for the firm El Cargol and collaborator with the Ministerio de Agricultura and the Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia i Pesca of the Generalitat in Catalunya.

On Sunday, May 20, the fair will take place, opening at 10 am with a street parade with Xeremiers, and a wide range of ludic, gastronomic and cultural activities connected with snails: snail races and other children's activities with the snail as the star, tastings and sale of snails, presentation of different ways to cook snails...

The Fair will also include an artisan exhibition, and sale of commercial products from Sant Jordi, sale of sausages, autochthonous animals and birds.... and a grand finale with a popular dance at 8 p.m. with the children's school Son Espanyolet, Balladors de Lluc, Aires des Pla de Marratxí and Aires Santjordiers.

For more information, contact Josep Ma Lendinez: jlendi2001@mallorcaweb.net

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Date of publication: 15/05/2001

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