The festivity is celebrated almost everywhere and takes on very different forms: bonfire parties with devils in Mallorca, the grand Santantonades in the towns of the Ports, the processions of the Tres Tombs del Principat...
Mid-January brings some of the coldest days of the year, a period which has been popularly dubbed as the ‘Setmana dels Barbuts’ [week of the bearded ones].
The by-law is updated by consensus twenty years on, reforming respectful behaviour, joint responsibility and mediation.
You can get a good idea about the wealth of Saint Anthony's Day through its proverbs, full of sayings and rhymes that reference different aspects of the festivities: the legend, the famous piglet and the cold weather.
Citizens are recommended to keep away from places exposed to the wind and to take extra care outside.
People are advised to take extra care and not to go to the beaches.
For vulnerable people through the “Vision for all” programme.
Take extra care during the storm.
