"La Virgen y los caballos no tienen nada que ver". el caso de las Festes de Gràcia de Maó, Menorca

Traditionally, festivals have been propitious spaces and times for the renewal of community ties and the strengthening of identity. With the secularization of contemporary societies, the prominence of urban life and the dynamics of individualization and conflict inherent in capitalist cities, this totalizing character has gradually lost its prominence. But this does not mean that festivals do not continue playing, today, a fundamental role in the processes of socialization and reaffirmation of the sense of belonging, besides the social conflicts. The expression of these has been carried out in the urban space, the ideal physical and symbolic setting for the party. This is the case of the Festes de Gràcia de Maó, where the celebration of its great week does not hide the profound differences that exist within local society.