MALLORCA DAY 2022

The day of Mallorca

El 31 from December to 2022, As every year, Mallorca Day is celebrated. This date commemorates the entry of Jaume I the Conqueror into the current city of Palma. on that date, 1229, the city was called Madina Mayurqa, and in Muslim rule it already had the importance as a capital that it has now.

La Diada proudly celebrates these historical precedents, as well as its roots, with the intention of promoting knowledge, the reaffirmation, the union and drive of the Mallorcan people.

This year, The Consell de Mallorca wanted to focus on an important historical event: Germany. So, He has chosen We twinning Mallorca! As this year's motto for the Diada.

 

Germany

The Germany of Mallorca was a revolt that faced the Menstrals and the people of the city of Mallorca with the high nobility and other privileged estates, And that took place now 500 years.

This revolt exploded as a result of sending seven menestral prison. Because of this imprisonment, The raised people locked several nobles, Until the king came to his aid. When the royal troops took control of the island, The main leaders of the revolt were executed. Germania as a historical fact lasted two years.

These facts took place at a time of restructuring the system after the crisis of feudalism, which was mostly resolved with the defeat of the peasantry and the imposition of very severe conditions by the landowners.

Activities of the Diada de Mallorca 2022

The Consell de Mallorca has organized this year various cultural activities during the month of December throughout the island territory. The objective is to promote the participation of citizenship in the celebration of the Diada. The entire acts calendar will have as a thread this tribute to Germania.

Diada's activities 2022 include content related to elements that must necessarily be present in the celebration: The history of the island, The insularity, Mallorcan traditions (as well as your update), Multiculturality and diversity, And all those aspects that promote the relevance of the festival at a child and family level.

On the website of the Consell de Mallorca you can consult all cultural activities (Music, Teatro, Routes, workshops, etc.) who have prepared for this Diada de Mallorca 2022.

 

By Maite Vallejo

 

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