Palma · Escorca
Cant de la Sibil·la — Matines
When
24 December 2026
24 de diciembre (Matines)
Type
Music
About this tradition
At Midnight Mass (Matines), a boy soprano dressed as the Sibyl — in a tunic, embroidered silk mantle and holding a great sword — sings the Cant de la Sibil·la: a medieval apocalyptic prophecy about the end of the world. It survived only in Mallorca and L'Alguer (Sardinia). UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2010. Performed in 157 Mallorcan churches; the most celebrated Matines are at the Lluc Sanctuary and Palma Cathedral.
Associated gastronomy
Hot chocolate with ensaïmada or potato coca after mass. Neules wafers, artisan nougat, roast suckling pig.
Recipes for this feast
Heritage
Patrimoni Cultural Immaterial de la Humanitat (UNESCO)
UNESCO · 2010
How to get there
Catedral de Palma: centro histórico, a pie desde el centro. Lluc: en coche por la MA-13 y MA-2130 (50 min).