Rosari ensucrat from Tots Sants

What is

Rosary-shaped candy necklace given to children for Tots Sants (November 1). A religious object turned into a candy.

How is

• Beads: marzipan, candied fruit, chocolates, candies and strung cakes.
• Paten: central pendant, sometimes made of angel hair (candied pumpkin).

How is fa

• The sweets are strung on thread; municipal workshops teach it (Andratx, Formentera).

Com s'usa

• Gift from godparents to godchildren, from grandparents to grandchildren and from parents to children (according to sources). It is worn around the neck and eaten.

Vocabulary

• rosari: rosary.
• ensucrat: sugared.
• patena: medal or central pendant.
• padrí / fillol: godfather / godson.

History

• Date of origin: to be verified. Today recovered with workshops.

On veure'n

• Mallorcan pastry shops in Tots Sants; workshop in Plaza de Andratx.

Why is it design

• Resignification: the devotional form becomes play and food.
• Modular: each bead is a different candy; threading design.

For the project

• Rosaris workshop with local pastry shops; photographic piece of the ephemeral object.

Sources

• mallorcadiario.com/el-taller-de-rosaris-ensucrats-llena-la-plaza-de-andratx-en-t
• seemallorca.com/news/what-s-on-this-halloween-in-island-712029

Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.

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