SANT ANTONIPopular celebration.

The feast of San Antonio Abad is a set of festive celebrations taking place around January 17, of this holy bearded saint called Saint Anthony's pig or donkey, because it has for centuries been the traditional protector of all animals useful for field work.

This festival is celebrated in the villages where the Christian religion had importance.

Popular devotion to the saint date back to the seventeenth century, the influence of pilgrimages to the Abbey of San Antonio near Vienne.

Examples:In the Balearic Islands and Valencia, as well as Matarranya, the party

also has the presence of large fires, campfires or huts, a special kind of hell, the botargues and a number of dances, songs and traditions Gourmet own.

In Falset (Priorat) the feast of San Antonio called the Disguised, commemorating the victory over the French Falsetans.

Many municipalities in the province of the Ports and High Mastership party called San Antonio published and regularly celebrated with a bonfire in the main square of the village.

A canal in the Coastal region of Valencia, fire burned most of the world on the eve of the feast of the saint, patron of the town.

The act in Artà

In my city are verious events on 16 and 17 January.

Day 16 in the morning, people wake up early to go in a house to have breakfast, chocolate and ensaimada with family and friends. Together they go to the ''ca l'obrer'' to start ''la capta''. It consists of a journey through the ancient town where shops asking for gifts to give the'' beneïdes''

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At night, turn out the demons to go to'' completes''. It is a profession where they sing traditional songs related to this holy town much loved perl.After that, it is the lighting of ''Foguerons'' where people stroll and dine singer.In the end all we are going to rest.

Day 17, the day of San Antonio.The gangs of friends weeks before preparing floats or animals to get blessed by the saint that keeps the animal and ensured good vintage.At noon held the office more, a mass dedicated to the saint with dance supply. When finished, the whole town goes to the worker ca demons, accompanied by the band, which is the last dance.

Costumes and songs

Folks, traditionally, was dressed in white shirt and red scarf.

They sing songs called ''glosses'' can have several tematique as honoring the saint to a dive with friends.

Costume example: Song example:

Sant antoni i el dimonijugaven a trenta un el dimoni va fer trenta sant antoni trenta un.