Our festivals
After the colorful carnival of Tenerife, it's silence and the solemnity of this religious manifestation. La Semana Santa de La Laguna, is one of the most important legacies of religious art in the Canaries. La Laguna is the religious capital of the island, and innigualable historic center, declared World Heritage Site, welcomes relevant processions, accompanied by their many sororities and fraternities. The Good Friday Procession highlights the appalling silence of the Holy Christ accompanying Deceased. No doubt, a wonderful opportunity to explore the city.
It is considered by some researchers as the oldest festival of the island, dating in 1497 after the conquest. Carpet, families, associations, schools, social groups ... produced each year in the streets of old carpets harrier wonderful flower petals, colored marble and heather, starting the night before to draw and make the carpets on the floor. Since this is a unique expression of art and beauty of the ephemeral called party rounds off the flowers.
San Benito Abad, patron of farmers laguneros from 1534, starring one of the most significant demonstrations of the Canaries. Your Regional Pilgrimage, declared of National Tourist Interest, is held every second Sunday of July. In their journey, the pilgrims, dressed in traditional costumes and singing songs of our own folklore, providing the viewer from the carts of the earth products as boiled eggs, gofio, wrinkled potatoes ... This colorful festival is an excellent opportunity to learn about popular culture from the Canary Islands.
The people of Tejina held every 24 August its Festivities in honor of St. Bartholomew. Events and Hearth expected at this event is undoubtedly the Exaltation of hearts singular event that has one of its most impressive moments in particular "sink" of the three cores from the town to the lift and hang time in the front of the church they teach spectacular fruit and bread cakes, which weigh up to 800 kilograms. The holidays are filled with many acts, which always dominates the fun. Declared of Cultural Interest in 2003.
September is noted in San Cristobal de La Laguna. The Festivities in honor of the Blessed Christ are held throughout the month, taking its main day on the 14th, when this venerated religious image, flamenco art show high returns, at night, to her shrine, admired by thousands. Then, there is one of the most spectacular pyrotechnical displays Islands, followed by the deafening "fireworks" in the square. Throughout the month succeed festive, cultural and sporting ennoble the city.
With more than four centuries of history, has become a symbol of identity of the town of Valle de Guerra. Held the first Saturday in October, inspired by the Battle of Lepanto, which occurred in 1571 between the fleet of the Turkish Empire and Navy League Christian saint. Staged various moments of this historic event as the parade of ships of the Virgin and the representation of Battleship. This traditional cultural and ethnographic manifestaciñon accompanied by specially selected music and colorful pyrotechnic effects. Declared of Cultural Interest in 2007.
In the lake districts also have their own festivals. To learn more click on the link.
