This Christmas, Inca Town Council is organising the first edition of the Night of the Neules, in collaboration with Neules de Inca, Xalest, the Museum of Footwear and Industry and the religious communities of the Pastoral Unit of Inca, TOR Franciscans and the Sisters of Charity of San Vicente de Paúl. This event combines culture, heritage and tradition to highlight the wafers as an icon of the Mallorcan Christmas. ‘With the Night of the Neules we not only want to share a unique and special experience with the whole city, but also to vindicate the historical and symbolic value of this tradition that connects us with our past’, stresses the mayor of Inca Virgilio Moreno.

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Inca celebrates the first Noche de las Neules y (Night of the Wafers) and reclaims this Christmas tradition

Activities before the Museo del Calzado y de la Industria de Inca (Footwear and Industry Museum of Inca)

The programme begins on Wednesday the 18th of December at the Museo del Calzado y de la Industria (Footwear and Industry Museum) with two activities that will provide a better understanding of the history and significance of the Neules. At 5 pm, the exhibition ‘Las Neules de Mn. Juan Bautista Barceló en el Monasterio de Sant Bartomeu’ (The Neules of Mn. Juan Bautista Barceló in the Monastery of Sant Bartomeu) will be inaugurated. Then, at 5.30 p.m., a new edition of ‘Conversations at the Museum’ will be held under the title ‘En Navidad, neules” (At Christmas, waffles), with the participation of the experts Antònia Fornès and Montse Ramírez.

The Night of the Neules: A cultural and musical journey

On the other hand, on Saturday 28th December, from 8.30 pm to 10.30 pm, the Night of the Neules will take place, a special evening that will offer attendees the opportunity to enjoy a tour of various emblematic spaces in Inca, each of them with a unique activity:

• Church of Sant Domingo: Screening of the short audiovisual ‘En Navidad…. which explores the cultural importance of this tradition.
• Church of Santa Maria la Major: Musical accompaniment by the Antoni Torrandell Municipal Conservatory.
• Convent of the Sisters of Charity of San Vicente de Paúl: Wafers tasting for those attending.
• Convent of San Francisco: Musical accompaniment by the Antoni Torrandell Municipal Conservatory.

Thus, with this event, the Inca Town Hall seeks not only to preserve this deep-rooted tradition but also to involve citizens in the recognition and celebration of the Neules as a fundamental part of Mallorca’s cultural and religious identity.