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Sant Antoni d'Artà

At a glance

The Sant Antoni rises earlier and is more "at home": the dimonis leave the worker's house at dawn and tour the town in La Capta. Very heartfelt party, with a…

Festivals
Traditional festival in Mallorca
Words
Capta, covalcada, Digau visca Sant Antoni, obrer, rotlo
Events
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Crowd of Sant Antoni in the streets of Artà
Crowd of Sant Antoni in the streets of Artà — Ara Balears, © titular; ús editorial pendent de permís, Ara Balears

What is

The Sant Antoni rises earlier and is more "at home": the dimonis leave the worker's house at dawn and tour the town in La Capta. Very heartfelt party, with a reputation for being closed to visitors.

On i quan

  • Artà, January 16 and 17.

Personatges and objects

  • Dimonis and Sant Antoni, with a group of musicians Dimoni's mask and vest .
  • Obrers de Sant Antoni (they change every year; their house is the base of the festival).
  • Waiters with white shirts and red scarves; herbs and mistela.
  • Foguerons fogueró . Carrosses de les beneïdes.

How is

  • 16, morning: after breakfast, the dimonis leave the worker's house; Thousands of people sing "Digau visca Sant Antoni" from nine o'clock (Capta, 2012).
  • Capta: tour from house to house with the dimonis in front.
  • Afternoon: the dimonis leave the worker's house again towards the parish for Completes in the chapel of Sant Antoni.
  • Rotlos around the dancing dimonis; foguerons.
  • 17: covalcada and beneïdes, high mass, ball de bot at dusk and last dance of the dimonis.

Vocabulary

  • Capta: collection and route on the morning of the 16th.
  • obrer: in charge of the party that year.
  • rotlo: circle of people around the dimonis.
  • covalcada: cavalry parade.
  • Digau visca Sant Antoni: Capta song.

History

  • Old festival (to verify documentary date).
  • 2012: Capta left the Trull house of the worker Pere Pep Gil (Última Hora).
  • Mid s. XX: Artà is one of the three towns that preserved cavallets (with Felanitx and Pollença), according to the Consell Assessor (BOIB 32/2015).

Protection

  • No BICIM declaration located (to verify).

Why is it design

  • The house as a setting: the party leaves from a different private home each year.
  • Song-script: a single melody commands thousands of people.

For the project

  • Photograph of Capta at dawn; ask permission from the worker (very local party).
  • Verify the existence and use of the Sant Antoni flag and the history of the carrosses at the Artà Town Hall.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sant Antoni d'Artà?

The Sant Antoni rises earlier and is more "at home": the dimonis leave the worker's house at dawn and tour the town in La Capta. Very heartfelt party, with a…

What are the traditional words for Sant Antoni d'Artà?

Some words: Capta, covalcada, Digau visca Sant Antoni, obrer, rotlo.

Sources

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

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