Fiestas for Gràcia in Maó

The "Festes de Gràcia" in Maó began last Friday and will continue until September 9, with a complete programme of activities organised by the City Council with the collaboration of many local associations and groups. There will be street parties and suppers almost every day in different points of the city, many children and sports activities, folk music and dance, theatre, cinema, exhibitions...

The most important events will take place around the Day of Gràcia, September 8. On Sunday 7, at 4 p.m. there will be the traditional "Esclat de la Mascletà" followed by a street parade of giants. Then, the Protocol of the traditional "Colcada" will be initiated by the "fabioler", who will pick up the "caixer fadrí". Then they will collect the flag to start de the concentration of the "Colcada" and the cavalcade towards Gràcia. At 19:00 h, there will be the religious "completes" in the Gràcia Chapel and the drink of the "Convit de sa capellana". At 8.30 h, traditional "Jaleo" in the square Constitució and, finally, music and dancing as from midnight.

On Monday 8, the day of the Mare de Déu de Gràcia, the festive events will start again at 8 a.m. with the "Diana general" and then the protocol of the day before will be repeated, with some variations. This day there will not be "completes" in the Gràcia Chapel, but "missa de caixers" in the Santa Maria church. At 12 p.m., the "Jaleo" will start and in the afternoon, as from 7 p.m. there will be horse races in the Cós de Gràcia.

The complete programme is available in PDF format.

Photos © BalearWeb: Festes de Gràcia 2001
1. Gràcia Chapel
2. "Completes" at the Gràcia Chapel
3. Jaleo in the Plaça de la Constitució with the Town Hall on the background.
4. Jaleo in the Plaza de la Constitució facing the authorities.

Date of publication: 03/09/2003

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