Carnival in Tenerife – a holiday without religious significance lets to local residents enjoy parades, folk dancing, fireworks, fireworks, explosions of firecrackers. This provides the islanders a chance to dissolve the hair. Well feel the holiday spirit during the fiesta. Fiestas are usually associated with the celebration of holy days and religious dates. One of the fiestas, which is worth a look – feast of Corpus Christi, celebrated on the second Sunday in June at the Gran Canaria and Tenerife. On the occasion of flowers laid multicolored carpet and carpet in Tenerife is made of multicolored volcanic sand or the salt and sawdust, are added to the dyes. In Orotava famous Town Hall Square, where the sand create a great picture. Squares and streets are adorned with decorative motifs and sculptures, reproducing the traditional Catholic symbols.
Fiesta may also be similar to the pilgrimage, or agricultural shows. The annual Mardi Gras Carnival in Santa Cruz is the second largest in the world. Almost impossible for countries with colder weather. This exciting holiday takes place in February, which involved the entire population of the islands.
Many residents of Gran Canaria attracts holiday Relocation Branch. For a branch to climb the slopes of the ridges surrounding the village, go down to the shore and hit a branch on the water. So the villagers are asking their gods to send them rain.
The most typical Canary holidays are romerias – religious procession in honor of the Virgin, a saint, the patron or patroness of a village. Each family hangs on the facade of his home track of folk costumes and objects of national life: palm leaves, fruits and vegetables, bread, pottery, agricultural implements, etc. In the streets on carts and baggage figures of St. Mary with the Infant Jesus in her arms. Holy normally miter, with a staff and a silver cup in his hands, and with a silver crown of Mother of God on the head. Most of the religious procession starts after the church service, noon. Parades continue for very long.
On Gran Canaria Romero in honor of the Virgin del Pino is a teror. On the night before the holiday thousands of participants from all over the island gathered at the Basilica of teror. Among them are amateurs night walks, but there are those who creep up the tradition here at the knees. Because they thank the Virgin for providing her mercy. Everyone brings the fruits of your labor. The sculpture of the Virgin is exposed on the porch in front of the basilica. The villagers bring her a gift of fruit and vegetables, the fishermen – fish, artisans – their products.