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| SPRING on IBIZA - the ISLAND of the SCORPION |
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SPRING ON THE ISLAND OF THE SCORPION
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| My name is
Rocio, I am now
living on the Island of Bes, the Egyptian God, who was a cult object in
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One day, round about the V11 century, the
Cartaginians, brought him to
Ibiza on their commercial journeys, in the form of small terracotta
figures.....
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<< To protect the children.....
God of the home and of
fertility, he gave
protection against dangerous
animals.
Bes is a minor masculine God in comparison with.....
Tanit, a very special
goddess.
Tanit the
Phoenicians
Astarte whose image is reproduced in hundreds of exovots
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donated by her followers and, found in the
cave of Culleran, in the rough country area of
Sa Cala of
San Vicente, hidden in
the mountains, more or less four or five kilometers from where I live.
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I live in a little casita payesa,
an old style Ibizencan house,
to the north east of a village called
San Carles de Peralta, in the municipal area of
Santa Eulalia del Rio.
Although my village is situated in the interior, its only a small stroll
to some of the most beautiful beaches on the island.
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| IBIZA - MY DAY OFF |
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MY DAY OFF.
I wake up with the cocks crowing.
The island is exuberant….
It has rained this winter and the countryside is an explosion of colours.
Baby Orquids, Gladiolas, lilacs,
Daises and Poppies….Rosemary,
Lavender and
Fennel…..whose
fragrances drug your senses, with a mist of different perfumes dependant
on where the breeze blows from.
As it is MY day, I am free to
do what I want.
So, I begin to wander along a path between the beaches of
S`Aigua Blanca and
Es Figueral, which in twenty
minutes takes me to the coast.
On my way, I find the Ibizencan
houses, the dry stone walls,
the rural architecture, carob bean
trees, fig trees, olive trees, almond trees, vineyards and
fruit trees.
I go through a tiny wood until I arrive at the beach of
s’Aigua Blanca.
I go down, happy, zig - zagging to the beach.
It s early….no one there.
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I think it’s the ideal moment to do a session of “Chi Kung, to charge my
batteries.
When I finish I leave towards Es
Figueral, where, some friends are waiting for me to spend the day
together and to enjoy some free time and relax.
We will use the morning to look for some
Punic archeological
pieces which can be found all over the area.
After a long walk, we eventually arrive at
Pou des LLeo, where we meet up
with a few more friends to eat. Our meal consists of a tasty dish of
grilled vegetables and meat cooked on a wood fired grill, accompanied of
course, by the local wine( which goes well with the aromas and flavours
of this earth).
Happy and, full, we stay on chatting, singing and playing the guitar.
With the warmth of both the conversation and the beauty.
The house where we are is on the top of a high hill. From there one can
see, as they say, how
Lorenzo
goes to bed i.e. the sun goes down. and of course how
Catalina
gets up i.e. the moon rises.
So, before we all go home we can sit and live these magical moments. of
the surroundings we unanimously decide to stay on until sunset to eke
out a little bit more this rather special day. By
IBIZA GUIDE:
Rocio Martinez Moya
Member
of the A.P.I.T.I.F
- Association of
OFFICIAL TOURIST GUIDES for Ibiza and Formentera
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*1 In 1978 there was an astrological congress in San Antonio, at
which it was decided that
Ibiza is controlled
under this Zodiacal sign. this sign is, very intense ,magical,
mysterious, regenerative, seductive and sexual.
*2 The little figures of the Goddess Tanit are part of a private
collection which was donated to the Arqueological
Museum of Puig des Molins, where they are on show. You
will find over three hundred exvotos.
*3. Its windy, the sun is as red as a water melon.
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