{"id":6638,"date":"2021-11-10T17:26:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T16:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mallorcafreetour.com\/?p=6638\/"},"modified":"2022-01-05T17:04:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T16:04:29","slug":"borrador-automaticofestival-of-light-cathedral-of-mallorca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mallorcafreetour.com\/en\/blog\/borrador-automaticofestival-of-light-cathedral-of-mallorca\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival of light – November 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Festival of light – November 11<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever heard of the Festival of Light in the Cathedral of Mallorca<\/a><\/span><\/strong>?
Twice a year, a peculiar lighting phenomenon happens in the Cathedral of Mallorca known as the Festival of Light, also as \u201cEl Vuit de la Seu<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


It happens twice a year: on February 2<\/strong> (La Candelaria) and on November 11<\/strong> (San Mart\u00edn).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What happens?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After sunrise, the largest rose window of the Cathedral<\/strong>, located in the apse (east), is reflected onto the main facade (west), just below the opposite rose window creating (for a very short time) the shape of an eight or a double rose window: one in glass and the other in light.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Festival of Light – Cathedral of Mallorca<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Why happens?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

That Magic Festival <\/strong>on February 2 and November 11 occurs for various reasons<\/strong> such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The orientation of the temple<\/strong>. The Cathedral of Santa Mar\u00eda de Mallorca is oriented corresponding with the sunrise during the winter solstice (120\u00ba SE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Besides influences its construction in a basilica plan with a large central nave<\/strong> (approx. 44 meters high). Additionally, the monumental restoration of the main fa\u00e7ade in the 19th century. It determined the current location of its rose window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


And finally, we must talk about the protagonist: the largest rose window of the temple<\/strong>. Without the stained glass opening at the beginning of the 21st century and its subsequent restoration, the Festival of Light would not be possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n