TRADITIONS AND LEGENDS

The most popular tradition among the people of Lloseta is the discovery of the Mare de Déu de Lloseta. According to the tradition, a Muslim shepherd was grazing his sheep when he was disturbed by a bright light coming from a cliff situated next to a stream. He was astonished and he told the people of Aiamams, Lloseta and Robines. They went to the site and lifted a small stone covering the figure of la Mare de Déu.
Since there was no chapel in Aiamans or Lloseta, they decided to take the figure to the church of Robines, which is located near the farm of Borneta. They welcomed and worshipped it enthusiastically. However, the following morning when they opened the door they found that it had disappeared. They went quickly to the cave of el Cocó and they were amazed to find it there. They locked it in a box for safety. But the following morning it had disappeared again, which came to show that the virgin wanted to be worshipped in Lloseta.
Furthermore, according to tradition, the figure appeared in the knightly estates of Lloseta and Aiamans. It was found by a slave, who had converted to Christianism a few days before. The folowing “goig” (religious poem) describes the event:

"Un nou convertit entra
dins el sobredit estable
y (sic) un resplandor inefable
de repente (sic) lo espanta.
Puis vostra imatge milloraç
Aquella casa imperfecta;
Siau nostra protectora
Verge i Mara de Lloseta"

The tradition of the “didalet” is also linked to the chapel of el Cocó. According to the tradition, if you introduce your fingers one by one in a small hole under the cliff you will be healed from several illnesses. You can access the site via a trail constructed during the last restoration works of the chapel. The tradition of going to the “didalet” is part of the festival of es Cocó.