Mallorca: 900 to join Santa Catalina Tomàs parade

Around 900 people are set to take part in a parade through Palma, Mallorca, on Saturday, 17 October: Santa Catalina Tomàs’s triumphal carriage sets off at 18.30. More than 30 groups will join the procession, with representatives from 18 municipalities.

The route runs from Plaza del Hospital to Plaza de Santa Magdalena, passing along La Rambla and Calle Unió and through Plaza del Mercat. Music bands, folk groups, giant figures, decorated carts and floats will take part. Palma’s municipal band will bring up the rear.

At the end of the route, there will be a floral offering and veneration of Santa Catalina Tomàs’s body. The Council of Mallorca, the Bishopric of Mallorca and the Canónica de Santa Magdalena are organising the parade.

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Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com