Fire, festivity and tradition: Sant Joan takes over Mallorca
Thousands of people celebrated the Eve of Sant Joan this Monday in Mallorca. A night when magic swept across the island’s beaches and locations such as the Parc de la Mar, where the popular 'Correfoc' takes place. Here are some of the most striking images.
The summer night of fire in Palma
Sant Joan Eve is one of the great nights of the Mallorcan summer.
Sant Joan night in Palma
Seven colles de dimonis and three bèsties de foc turned the Parc de la Mar into a scene from hell. The Drac de na Coca, surrounded by spectators, made one of its appearances during the magical night of Sant Joan.
The Sant Sebastià festivities come to an end with a coven of fire and fantastic beings
The Sant Sebastià festivities come to an end with a coven of fire and fantastic beings.
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday to Thursday
Sant Antoni festivities dominate Mallorca's upcoming week with lively events across towns.
The summer night of fire in Palma
Sant Joan Eve is one of the great nights of the Mallorcan summer.
The fiery climax to Palma's fiestas
It's not uncommon for demons' correfocs to feature more than one gang of demons, but there are only certain ones which bring together a whole host.
The winter night of bonfires and demons
The January fiestas for Antoni, Sebastià and Honorat mean that streets are taken over by bonfires and there is a smell of wood-burning pretty much everywhere on the islands.
The magical night of Sant Joan in Palma
Seven 'colles de dimonis' and three 'bèsties de foc' turn the Parc de la Mar into an inferno. The Drac de na Coca, surrounded by the public, on one of its outings during the magical night of Sant Joan.
Magical night of Sant Joan in Palma
Seven colles de dimonis (troupes of devils) and three bèsties de foc (fire beasts) turn the Parc de la Mar into a hellish scene. The Drac de na Coca, surrounded by onlookers, during one of its outings on the magical night of Sant Joan.
Fiestas of Sant Joan
The dimonis de Sa Pedrera take part in Muro's Sant Joan fiestas.
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It’s tough being a demon
Dimonis de sa Pedrera is one of 35 demons’ gangs in Majorca which are affiliated to the Federació de Dimonis, Diables i Bèsties de Foc de les Illes Balears.
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What's on in Majorca: 23-29 January
Things go rather quiet after the Antoni and Sebastià fiestas and would be quieter still if it weren't for events that have been rearranged because of the lousy weather. So, on Sunday (29 January), the Palma correfoc will take place (weather permitting) as will the children's Sant Sebastià Petit. Otherwise, one of the highlights is the sound of Glenn Miller at Palma's auditorium on Friday.
Correfoc in Inca for the fiestas of Santa Maria la Major
The correfoc in Inca.
The demons of D'Albopas in Sa Pobla for Sant Antoni fiestas
The demons of D'Albopas in Sa Pobla for Sant Antoni fiestas.