Entertainment in Spain Essential Guide to What's on when and where in Spain  Spanish Fiestas, Concerts, Festivals, Events Spain's Tourist, travel and holiday guide The Spanish travel guide
Home   Today   Agencies   Bands   Best Things    Beautiful   Bulls   Carnivals   Charities   Cities   Concerts   Cuisine   Culture   Dancers   Days Out   Entertainers   Events   Festivals   Fiestas     Forums   Free Things   Gigs   Holidays   International   Hot   Local   Looking   Map   Months   Musicians   Nights   Places   Special   Singers   Contact Us   Advertise   Register   Forums	St Anthony's Day 19th January, Menorca   A kind of Moors n Christians celebration takes place every year on Menorca celebrating when the Christian Aragonese king, Alphonso III, in 1287, took the island from the Moors. They also celebrate St Anthony's Day. The statue of San Antonio (St Anthony), which normally resides in the cathedral is paraded around the streets in this Catholic fiesta followed by the mayor, other dignitaries and the townspeople in a solemn procession. On a lighter note there is a market where the traditional fruits brought to teh island by the Moors from Damascus in the 9th century are sold... dates, oranges and chestnuts Back