The Cant de la Sibil·la on Christmas Eve at La Seu
On the night of 24 December, during the Christmas matins, every parish in Mallorca sings the Sibil·la, a medieval chant announcing the Last Judgement, which UNESCO inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It is sung a cappella by a boy or girl in a robe, who walks through the church holding a sword aloft among acolytes carrying candles, with an organ interlude between verses. At La Seu in Palma it is sung during the Christmas Eve matins, and also in the village churches.
- When
- Where
- Mallorca Cathedral (La Seu) and parish churches across the island
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Getting there
The Cathedral is in the centre of Palma, about 12 km from the airport (about 20 minutes by car with no traffic). It takes place at night: it's worth arriving early and on foot from the centre.
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