Maria de la Salut is celebrating these days its patron saint fiestas
with a wide programme of popular, cultural and sports activities
for everybody. The fiestas started last Saturday, August 31, and will continue
until Monday, September 9.
The reading of the proclamation of the fiestas, this year by Onofre
Arbona, will take place on Thursday at 10.30 p.m., followed by a concert
by
Música Nostra.
On Friday there will be games and sports competitions, several exhibitions
will open and in the evening, a popular supper in the square of the village with
music by
Nou Romancer
and the singer Sabi Alejandra, who lives in Maria de la Salut.
On Saturday, as well as other events, there will be popular games at
11.30 a.m., a meal for youngsters in the square of the village and an open air
dance with music by Dúo Piscis, Orquestra Rodamons and Val 9.
On Saturday, the main day of the fiestas, there will be a street parade
as from 10.30 a.m., the Solemn Mass at 11 a.m., and popular races at noon.
In the afternoon, snail races, children games and other activities. The
day of the Patron Saint will finish with fire races by the Sa Pobla and
Santa Margalida devils and an open air dance.
The last day of the fiestas, Monday 9, there will be a street parade
called "Coneguem els Reis de Mallorca" included in the programme of the
Diada
de Mallorca, theatre by the company TiC and a spectacular firework
display.
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