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Rafal Nou stays in the dark: pot-and-pan protest instead of Christmas lighting

Why Rafal Nou Is Protesting Palma’s Christmas Lighting

Rafal Nou residents say Christmas lighting in Palma favors central areas and are protesting to call for fairer treatment.

Published: April 23, 2026
Rafal Nou stays in the dark: pot-and-pan protest instead of Christmas lighting

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Why is Rafal Nou in Palma protesting the Christmas lights switch-on?

Residents in Rafal Nou feel that Christmas lighting is concentrated in central and tourist-heavy parts of Palma while their streets are left out. The protest is meant to make that imbalance visible and to push the city to pay more attention to everyday residential areas, not just the places visitors see first.

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