El Consell de Ibiza presented the Christmas 'Caramelles' calendar of this 2021/2022, a Ibizan tradition with centuries of history. Es Xacoters de sa torre, sa colla des Puig de Missa, sa colla de l'Horta de Jesús and Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera they will be in charge of interpreting these unique songs.
If you don't know what 'caramelles' are, we'll tell you. Are songs announce the birth of Jesus through doubled verses and the sound of the flute, the 'spasí', the drum and the Ibizan castanets. It is a composition in three acts that last approximately twenty minutes. Christmas 'caramelles', along with Easter ones, are the oldest sample of the traditional religious songbook in Ibiza and Formentera.
Next, we detail the calendar of Christmas 'caramelles' of this 2021/2022:
-December 24, 2021
It is Xacoters de sa Torre des Puig d'en Valls:
19 hours in the Church of San Antonio
24 hours in the Church of San José
Squad of Caramellers from sa colla des Puig de Missa:
24 hours in the Church of Santa Eulalia
-December 26, 2021
It is Xacoters de sa Torre des Puig d'en Valls:
10.30 am in the Church of San Miguel
18 hours in the Church of San Mateo
January 2, 2022
It is Xacoters de sa Torre des Puig d'en Valls:
11 hours in the Church of Puig d'en Valls
19 hours in the Church of the Rosary
January 6, 2022
It is Xacoters de sa Torre des Puig de Missa:
11 hours Church of Santa Eulària
Caramellers from sa colla de l'Horta de Jesús
12 hours in the Church of the Mother of God of Jesus
January 8, 2022
It is Xacoters de sa Torre des Puig d'en Valls:
19 hours in the Church of San Agustín
January 9, 2022
Caramellers from Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera:
12 hours Church of Santa Gertrudis
It is Xacoters de sa Torre des Puig d'en Valls:
12.30 pm in the Church of San Rafael
