Like an ancient sibyl, 93-year-old Maria Capó Navarro concentrates and begins to sing one of the tunes from her youth, when she worked on the family farm in Sóller. It's her way of evoking a world of connection to the land and precise words that vanished with the boom A tourist attraction in the 1960s. The first person to hear that same tune live 74 years ago was the American ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax. "In 1952," he says, "he saw me perform at an international folklore competition held in the Palma bullring. I sang with my village group, Los Danzadores del Baile de Oro (The Dancers of the Golden Dance). We were one of the prize winners. Apparently, my family liked it a lot and asked to come. I was the only doll." Capó remembers that visit perfectly. "The sun was blazing, and Lomax arrived hunched over and sweltering. He took out his tape recorder and recorded the moment when my father, my grandfather, and I were singing while we threshed grain on the threshing floor with a sledgehammer. He must not have understood a thing. He only knew a little Spanish."

Names that for decades had defined the identity of the Balearic Islands—such as Tomeu, Sebastià, Joana, and Francisca—have practically disappeared in recent years. Statistics published by the Balearic Islands Statistics Institute (Ibestat) confirm a profound shift in family preferences, with families increasingly opting for names commonly used in the rest of Spain, such as Sofía, Martina, and Hugo, among others. This change reflects not only the impact of trends and globalization but also a gradual distancing from the traditional repertoire that had once defined the islands. the onomastic landscape of the Islands

One of the most historically rooted festivals in the Balearic Islands is All Saints' Day, a time when families remember their deceased relatives and leave floral offerings at the cemetery. This tradition is celebrated between November 1st and 2nd, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, respectively. For almost two decades, however, the gastronomy and traditions surrounding All Saints' Day have been declining in favor of Halloween, the quintessential American holiday imported from Ireland. Year after year, this is a topic of debate and conversation, as there is a perception that the local festival is being lost while the foreign one is gaining ground. According to the owner of Las Palmeras, a flower shop with 40 years of experience in Palma, All Saints' Day remains one of the most important campaigns of the year for florists, although they do perceive a change in customs, especially among younger generations.