Tenerife fiestas are great fun offen, sometimes hard on ears and purse.
Tenerife fiestas are holidays in Tenerife of all sorts of nature.They are more and more frequented by foreigners because of cheap flights Tenerife. Also, Tenerife hotels are definitely spoiling tourists more than ever before and make it attractive to venture out to Tenerife festivals and fiestas.
Tenerife fiestas like carnival or Fiesta del Carmen with late night noise are a thing of the past for the whole of Tenerife since 2008. A friend who, already, moved because of too much loud Salsa music at 3 in the morning from Plaza del Charco to a back street which didn't help her much told me that a court hearing brought an end to it for the sake of better environment. But, there were more such loud festivals in the oldest Tenerife resort. No more fiestas? The new time limit shouldn't make them less attractive, any way. Too much celebrating?Tenerife fiestas are too many besides the famous Carnival. A couple of German friends with school going children said to me that it's impossible for kids in Tenerife to learn enough during one year. Besides the long (3 months) summer school break there are simply too many fiestas where no classes take place. This doesn't only apply to kids. Other schools are also closed.
Los Realejos is the town which has not only most Tenerife fiestas but, the most in the whole of Spain.Each of its 20 suburbs where almost all of them have their own church have a fiesta dedicated to the church patron (saint). Besides Carnival in Tenerife, Christmas and Easter the holidays dedicated to saints/patrons are normally turned into the community's public holiday. IT schools and Tenerife fiestas:In about me I talk about an IT course I did in Los Realejos. Just figure me going to IT school there and finding its doors closed, several times. "Why again", I asked myself
Lets look at Christmas...Spanish thanksgiving is on 4th/5th of January which is the day of the Reyes Magos (the holy 3 Kings). "But, what can you do?" said a Spanish mother to me. "Their foreign nationality friends get presents on the 24th/25th of December. Being before our big day makes it worse. We, therefore, started to have 2 Tenerife fiestas of thanksgiving." Business is taken it for an occasion to get people even more into a buying frenzy. A big show starts in a large Santa Cruz soccer stadium. TV attends, of course. A helicopter lands, out gets father Christmas and rides through town on camels.
CarnivalTenerife Carnival with all its cute carnival children is the biggest of all Tenerife fiestas with many separate Tenerife festivals. It doesn't only take place in larger towns.By the way, business shuts down for the day of Santa Cruz main carnival parade which also applies to the important 'holiday of the Virgen of Candelaria', almost, on the whole island.
More or less large fireworks whose products are manufactured in Tenerife follow all of its fiestas.. San Juan de Dios festival Puerto de la Cruz of the Fire brigade:Tenerife fiestas is richer by one new festival since March 8th 2008. This was introduced for the first time by Puerto de la Cruz which comprises 200 members including administration in This festival is for commemorating firemen who died in action or who excelled. Included in the agenda are an afternoon mass So far medals have not been presented because of recent elections. Possibly, the date for this new fiesta is still to be changed.
Mueca-art-festival:Mueca art festival in Puerto de la Cruz takes 3 days.Have a look at the art festival calendar 2008 to see the variety of events on offer and what it's all about...
Tenerife fiestas Los Realejos:
Fiesta de la Cruz Los Realejos, May 3rd (Evening May, 04, biggest Tenerife fire works at Fiesta San Juan)Religious rugs and banners trail down from balconies of the town together with dried and fresh flowers and earthen ware pots. Sometimes a picture of Mary or a Saint are seen in the more tiny locations just like at Romeria festivals. However, this festival is dedicated to the cross which is prominently decorated in most of the towns houses. May 4th, the last day of the Tenerife fiestas de la Cruz rounds it off with Paella food for all on El Socorro beach where a para-glider festival ends it all while the last gliders coming down from Mount Teide are jumping down onto beach sand from high up in the air with employee Ralph from my Pharmacy La Longuera being one of them. Last year, I was watching the San Isidro festival fireworks from the large veranda at Restaurante Amerinca for entertainment in Tenerife a restaurant known before as 'Restaurante Madre Juana'. You can see the whole of Realejos Valley from above. Only 2 Los Realejos streets are virtually taking part shooting the works into the air without official help. No casualties were reported, ever, so they say. Results are amazing and, it's easy to believe that those are the biggest fireworks of Tenerife. Locals looking up with me were so excited. "Just wait until you see, the spectacle which looks like palm trees, " said one man. Another one mentioned a different constellation. They were almost taking bets about which street would have the better display. During the preceding week more festivities take place for the amusement of locals with sports competitions being part of them. In 2008, fireworks of Fiesta de la Cruz Los Realejos which are dangerous and can cause accidents as I know now were not so fortunate. Parking problem during some Tenerife festivals:No parking possible in Los Realejos Roads on days of Tenerife fiestas.Take a taxi and then walk up Avenida Canaria which is steep or take the Titsa bus 370 until La Tigaiga. Turning left and going more or less straight you are bound to hit the center of the fiesta Los Realejos. Here, Titsa bus search...
By the way Tigaiga which is part of San Vincente and Los Realejos celebrates its own fiesta. The customs of this fiesta are a typical example of Spain traditions whose agenda, please look up, here. to enjoy Tenerife holidays with free entertainment, food and drink...
Even on the day where a 30 people big church procession takes place in Longuera Realejos no parking is allowed in about a 3000m2 area for 24 hours. What makes no sense is that everything doesn't take longer than 30 minutes while the real suburb fiesta is a few days before.
Also displayed are classical cars during the festival. They may be seen next to MacDonalds on Plaza de Reyes Catholics. Most are Ford vintage cars with several more modern Ferraries and a few other makes of vintage age in between. Free Paella and other food is to be enjoyed for all on Plaza de la Europa on one of the festival days.
Holidays thanks to Virgen de Candelaria:14th and 15th of August, the big Tenerife fiestas of La Candelaria take place. As per legend told fishermen had seen a black woman walk on top of the ocean waves looking like the Holy Virgen Mary. See a picture of Virgen de la Candelaria in the story of the monk. Huge television reports always follow this feast which is big in LA Candelaria town in front of the impressive church. All business and shops in Tozcal Los Realejos Bajo, where I often shop are closed on that day. "Not that all their owners and employees will be part of the 'pilgrimage to Candelaria", said fruit shop owner Carmen. Just figure what it does to business as some shops in Puerto de la Cruz will be open, for sure. Business comes to a stand still on all church holidays - including on others except for some in highly touristic hubs. Fiestas San Andres (Saint Andreas) Originally, a feast for celebrating early wine tasting in Icod de los Vinos, Los Realejos, Puerto de la Cruz and La Orotava this had one day become a holiday for school kids. On that day they are allowed to make a racket, a hell of a noise at times, to be precise. They drag anything they can get hold of which will hurt your ears. Tins, old metal pots, metal doors you name it. The more that gets strung up, the better. Festivals San Isidor de las Alfombras (carpets)Saint's day San Isidor celebration was introduced by pope Urbano IV in 1264.160 years ago, the Monteverde family made this into Tenerife fiestas of flower and volcanic sand carpets. When you can't make it to the carpet displays under canvas roof (50 m x 20 m approximate area) in front of the renovated town hall you may get a small taste of the amazing expertise of the mosaic carpet producers at Casa de Artesania opposite Casa de los Balcones. The theme is usually religious. Results of pictures created with different colored lava sand are stunning and best street art. The flower carpets, which I also saw during Corpus Christi 2009 are more than beautiful. Festivals del CarmenNow, this is one of the huge Tenerife fiestas that is celebrated to the fullest just like carnival. It takes almost a week with its peak when Carmen the patron of fishermen is taken for a ride from the ancient church Pena de Francia by Calle Quintana Puerto de la Cruz through the roads, once, preferred by fishermen past San Telmo to the small harbor. If you hate big crowds, then, this is not for you. The small boat is decorated inside out and filled to the brim with her helpers securing her. I don't mean to make fun of the those Tenerife fiestas del Carmen. Many a fisherman has never come back to shore because, the Atlantic by Puerto de la Cruz can be real rough. Some of Puerto de la Cruz taverns have according stories to tell. San Juan:
A festival is celebrated on a Tenerife beach with much fun for most is Fiesta de San Juan in Puerto de la Cruz. I wasn't so lucky last time I went...The goat bath ceremony takes place the morning after.
Festival San Andres (Saint Andreas)Originally a feasts for celebrating early wine tasting in Icod de los Vinos, Los Realejos, Puerto de la Cruz and La Orotava this festival turned one day, also, into a holiday for school kids. On that day they are allowed to make a racket, a hell of a noise at times, to be precise. They drag anything they can get hold of which will hurt your ears. Tins, metal doors you name it. The more tins get strung up, the better. There must be lots more wine tasting festivals. There was one I attended in 1997 around Easter, in a building which looks like a ruin in Calle Vieja by Plaza del Charco Puerto de la Cruz, almost next to Casa Verde. About 500 people attended. We were not invited but, welcome. Music festivalsLos Sabandenos who have been the most famous Tenerife Tenderete folk musicians and singers have their own Canary Island festival in Tenerife once a year. I mention them also in relation to Romeria festival music.Sing along at Tenerife fiestas...An elderly German friend of mine used to love singing along to Tenderete. She was happy to show off her unusual beautiful voice and, everybody was impressed by her knowing so much Spanish. Find out what the best way to learn Spanish is with music and, for free, too...
A classical music festival takes place, later in the year, too. It must be good because, I know the class of the Tenerife Symphony orchestra. A jazz festival is drawing crowds, once a year. Coming to think of it Fiesta de San Juan Puerto de la Cruz has actually become a night Rock and Salsa music festival. My friends Guenther, Joerg and Elke who went there again in 2008 told me that at least 50 groups were performing by firelight on stage by the beach. I hate it when it gets too loud but, they adored it. Everybody from the crowds who had a musical instrument could join. Great! Isn't it? Tenerife Diwali celebration of the lights:
This festivity which originates from India is celebrated by the whole Indian Tenerife community, no matter what their religion. It is also a good reason for the British, who are usually very fond of Indian cuisine, to go out on that day to mingle with Indian people to enjoy the magic of the lights. The photo beside depicts a home made present of a precious Diwali light which was given to me by an Indian friend. Restaurant Tandoori is famous for its special Diwali night, which falls onto a different day every year. What I love about Tenerife fiestas is that all nationalities who reside on the island are welcome to add their celebrations. Even a small beer fiesta with Bavarian music has its yearly event in Puerto de la Cruz.
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