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Ibiza has always been an island that has\u00a0survived and sustained\u00a0on its agriculture, traditionally a poor and humble island. Years ago people did not have books, radio, or television like we see in almost all households today.<\/p>\n

During these years,\u00a0it was the imagination that prevailed in Ibiza and people\u00a0started telling stories with invented characters that have survived to this day.<\/p>\n

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These stories, Rondaies<\/em> in Eivissenc, compiled by Joan Castello Guasch,<\/strong>\u00a0starred several curious mythological beings that make up the\u00a0magical\u00a0folklores of Ibiza.<\/p>\n

Among the main characters of these tales we find\u00a0the Fameliar<\/em> and the Barruguet…<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Barruguet\u00a0<\/em>is the most\u00a0frequently represented and popular character in\u00a0Ibicenco mythology. He\u00a0is said to be small in stature, elongated, very strong, almost always invisible and has the ability to appear in the form of any animal. The main\u00a0purpose of the Barruguet<\/em> is to\u00a0create mischief to make life\u00a0more difficult for those around him, such as putting salt or ash on food making it\u00a0bitter or tickling young children to make them cry.<\/p>\n

The Famelia<\/em>r is supposedly a little elf with a big ugly head, a big mouth and a terrible voice, which can only be found in the islands of Ibiza and Formentera<\/a>. If\u00a0you want see a Fameliar, there’s only one chance a year<\/strong>. <\/em>\u00a0On the night of San Juan you have to go under the bridge of Santa Eularia.\u00a0At midnight you can find a very special herb, but as it grows, it also disappears. If you are quick enough to grab some, you have to put it immediately inside a black bottle and close it, and after 3 months it will become a Fameliar.<\/em><\/p>\n

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In addition to the Fameliar<\/em> and the Barruguet<\/em>, there are a\u00a0some other\u00a0fantastically magical creatures in Ibiza that\u00a0we’d love to tell you about…<\/p>\n

The Follet<\/em> is not a spirit nor a person. It is a gift or a power. They say, that those who have Follet<\/em> have the ability to be able to move from one\u00a0place to another instantly. That’s why, still to this day, when a child is very restless\u00a0the Ibicencos\u00a0say that it has Follet<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Crespells<\/em>\u00a0were believed to be\u00a0monsters that lived inside Sa Cova des Crespells<\/em> in Buscastell<\/em><\/strong>, located in the center of the island. Inside the cave lived seven tiny\u00a0Crespells <\/em>and all with\u00a0wrinkled skin full of large warts. The Crespells<\/em> used to\u00a0grunt and\u00a0throw fire through their eyes at the ones that tried to get close to their cave or steal the\u00a0sweet oranges from their land.<\/p>\n

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The witches of Ibiza, or Bruixes<\/em>, apparently\u00a0did not travel on a broom or\u00a0were bad at all. According to the mythology of the island they knew all the herbs, flowers and shrubs and\u00a0were able to\u00a0perform magic\u00a0spells. The legend says that they were the ones who created the famous Ibizan herb digestive drink to enchant humans and thus dispose of their will when they drank it. Ibicencos discovered that the only way to protect themselves from the Bruixes and evil spirits was to paint the\u00a0windows of\u00a0their houses with a white cross.<\/p>\n

If you keep an eye when you visit the island, you\u00a0will still be able to see these white crosses, amongst many other signs of these magical mythological creatures…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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