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| EVENTS FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER |
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Mallorca events from September to December
September
Processio de la Beata . Held in Santa Margalida, Mallorca on the 1st Sunday of September. This is a carnival of floats, with people dressed in folk costume honouring Sant Catalina!
Diada de Catalunya . A national holiday throughout theBalearic islands, held September 11th.
Festa des Vermar . Every last Sunday in September , held in Binissalem, Mallorca, this grape-harvest festival includes floats and also concerts!
Festa del Melo . Every last Sunday of September , held in Vilafranca de Bonany, Mallorca, this watermelon festival celebrates the end of the harvest.
October
Dia de la Hispanidad. Every October 12th , a national Spanish holiday, held to honor the discovery of the New World by Christopher Colombus in 1492.
Festa de Virgin. Held in Palma , Mallorca every October 21, this festival includes large amounts of cakes, singing and general festivities.
Festa dies Butifarro Every third Sunday of October , held in Sant Joan , Mallorca , this festival includes eating large amounts of tasty sausages
November
Dilous Bo. Every third Thursday in November, held in Inca, Mallorca, this is an essential agricultural feast and includes fairs!!
Birthday of Junipero Serra. November 24th , the birthday of this Franciscan monk is celebrated throughout the region of the Balearic Islands.
December
Noche Buena. December 24th , Christmas Eve celebrations, including nativity plays and midnight mass, throughout the islands and Spain.
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Santos Inocentes. December 28th , a Spanish version of April Fool's day!
Festa de l'Estandard. December 31st , held in Palma , Mallorca , commemorates the town's conquest in 1229.
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