Menorcan fiestas are something special. Each town's fiesta takes place on or near to the day of its Patron Saint. The first fiesta of the year and probably the biggest is held in Ciutadella to celebrate Sant Joan - Saint John. Each fiesta normally lasts three days and the people of the town usually take this as a holiday with only the bars and restaurants remaining open.

A typical fiesta begins in the afternoon before the Saint's day with the horse riders meeting and parading through the streets before congregating at the church for Mass. In the evening there is often live music and traditional folk dancing and then a magnificent firework display to end the celebrations at midnight.

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