The "festa del batre" (literally the festival of beating) was revived last year as part of Santa Margalida's La Beata fiestas. It was a former tradition to highlight the town's agriculture and specifically the harvesting of hay. It is a most welcome revival as the townspeople dress up in traditional farming attire to head off for the "batre" and then have a party in the town. This year, to give added political flavour, the "senyera" flag (that of the old Kingdom of Aragon) accompanied the harvesters.
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