To mark the Nit de les Ànimes, the Biblioteca de Sant Jordi hosts a session exploring traditions, memory, and mourning from a close cultural perspective. 📚🕯️

Fundació Mallorca Literària presents the talk “En parlam: Celebrar la vida i la mort”, delivered by anthropologist Francesc Alemany Sureda.

📚 Celebrar la vida i la mort

📅 4 November 2026

🕐 19:00

📍 Biblioteca de Sant Jordi (carrer de Paul Bouvy, 31), Palma

🎟️ Free admission

📖 Reflection on mourning and funerary rites

The lecture invites attendees to reflect on death beyond taboos, uncovering its collective, cathartic, and festive dimensions.

During the talk, the speaker will review the significance of the Tots Sants and All Souls festivities in Mallorca, comparing traditional island rites with funerary customs from other cultures around the globe.

🏛️ Fundació Mallorca Literària and Biblioteca de Sant Jordi

This educational initiative aims to encourage open discussion in municipal spaces, connecting anthropology with the island's popular heritage.

ℹ️ Good to know: For adult audiences. No advance registration required. Further information available by phone at 971 22 59 00 (ext. 3637) or via email at bibsantjordi@palma.es.

✨ An anthropological perspective rediscovering the communal and festive essence of All Saints.