Singing of the sibyl (El cant de la sibil·la), celebrated in the churches of Mallorca in the religious trade of Christmas night, was declared in 2010 Well of Immaterial Cultural Interest by the UNESCO. It is one of the few living examples of medieval folklore that only survives in Mallorca and in Alguer (city of the Italian island of Sardinia where they speak Catalan), although in the last years it has been revived by some areas of Menorca, Valencia and Cataluña.
The sibyl is represented by a character that may be male or female and refers to the so-called apocalyptic final judgment, despite the fact that the ritual has pagan roots.
In Manacor it is represented today in several places:
17:00 h: Capella of the Residència. Sibila: Martina Quetglas Barea
18:00 h: Monestir of the Holy Family of the Benedictines. Sibyl: Catalina Gelabert Font
18:30: Rectory of Son Negre. Sibyl: Aneck Uzoma
19:00 h: Parròquia de Crist Rei. Sybil: Encarna Valero Nieto
19:00 h: Església de Fartàritx. Sibyl: Catalina Gelabert Font
17:30 p.m.: Parròquia de Sant Pau. Sibyl: Catalina Sirer Melis
20:00 h: Parròquia of the Mare de Déu dels Dolors. Sibila: Antònia Gomila Gil
