Corpus Christi in Pollensa
Corpus Christi – held in Pollensa on the 17th of June. This popular festival includes the ‘Dance of the Eagles’ and is performed in the main town square.
The celebration is particularly colourful in Pollensa, with the dances of "Les Àguiles" and "Sant Joan Pelós". The procession will start after after the 6.30 p.m. mass
The dance of "Les Àguiles", starring two young people dressed in white and with many gold jewels from head to foot, supplied by the families from the town for this occasion, represents a very old tradition that is only kept in Pollença. It is believed to originate in the great eagle that on the day of Corpus Christi of 1614 flew over the sky of Palma. "Les Àguiles" perform a very simple symmetric dance. After the procession they do "les taules", going from house to house, where they find the tables set with sweetmeats and other gifts.
"Sant Joan Pelós" also represents a ritual dance of ancient origin. The Archduke Ludwig Salvatore mentions it in his work "Die Balearen". In Pollença he comes out on the day of Corpus Christi dressed in silk with a lamb in his arms, together with "Les Àguiles" and the procession. In Felanitx, another municipality where this dance is preserved, he comes out on Saint John’s day, this year on Sunday, June 24, after the 10.30 a.m. mass.
