Fiestas for Christmas and New Year in Formentera

A concert by the Formentera Choir in the Sant Frances church will start the Christmas programme organised by the Town Hall, on Friday 19 at 8.30 p.m. And on 23rd in the Town Hall Exhibition hall the nativity scene carried out by the Formentera pupils will be opened.

The children will be the main protagonists of these festivities, as the programme includes many activities for them. But there will also be a good dose of music, as is usual in the Formentera festivities, plus theatre, religious and traditional events. Within the religious ceremonies, special attention must be paid to the Christmas Eve mass "Nit de Matines" that will be held in the churches of three parishes on December 24. And within the traditional events, the "tirada de galls" and folk dancing in Cala Saona on December 26 as from 3 p.m.

The marquee where all the programmed activities will take place, such as the New Year's Eve party, will be installed in the San Ferran schools.

Finally, as is usual, there will also be live music at the Fonda Pepe, although this proposal is not included in the official programme, and as a perfect finale for this long night it is usual to watch the first sun rise of the year from the lighthouse on la Mola.

The complete programme of activities can be found in the Catalan version of the news.

Photos © Archives BalearWeb (Christmas 2002-2003):
1. Nativity Scene by the Formentera pupils
2. Concert by Pota Lait in the municipal marquee
3 and 4. New Year's Eve party at the Fonda Pepe

Date of publication: 19/12/2003

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