Gáldar are celebrating their predominant foundational fiesta for the city, in honour of their patron saint, the Fiestas de Santiago de los Caballeros, honouring St James of the Knights all through July. The primary occasions happen between 19 – 25 July.
This system consists of, amongst different treats, many conventional and in style occasions corresponding to a Romería pilgrimage, the battle of flowers, La Rama, the evening of fireworks, a live performance by the municipal band, the primary procession, “hearth horses”, a cattle honest, a horse race and the election of Guayarmina and Bentejuí (Canario Warrior Princess & Prince) all celebrated in a standard method. The festivities of this version would be the first to be celebrated with the Temple of Santiago declared Diocesan Shrine and, as yearly, they are going to concentrate on the cultural heritage that continues to enhance and broaden 12 months after 12 months.
The city, previously generally known as Agáldar, was the unique seat of a number of pre-hispanic social and political establishments, and the primary settlement of the territory’s nobles on the island, earlier than its annexation by the Crowns of Castile & Aragon, on the finish of the fifteenth century.
As a result of the leaders had been recognised as Kings of the Canary Islands by the Catholic Monarchs, Agáldar is tacitly acknowledged because the pre-christian royal capital, as birthplace and courtroom of the ruling dynasty on the island, who, ultimately, capitulated to the Spanish following the conversion of the island’s final true king, Tenesor Semidán, who then took the identify Fernando Guanartemé, urging collaboration with the invaders, and an finish to resistance, it’s thought as an try to keep away from annihilation of his total individuals, as soon as he understood the power of the invading forces.
The catholic colonisers asserted themselves in town via their navy patron saint, Santiago of The Knights, and constructed a distinguished church in his identify, on a hill high overlooking the encircling areas.
Highlights for the remainder of the festivities:
Friday 19 July:
20:30 Pregón, the proclamation of the festivities within the Teatro Consistorial
at 21:30 ‘Pieles’ presents their present “Ángaro” at Plaza de Santiago
Saturday 20 July
17:30 Romería, pilgrimage providing.
Route: Bajada Las Guayarminas – Capitán Quesada to Plaza de Santiago. Taifa dancing at Plaza and the night will finish with DJ Promaster
Monday 22 July
at 21:00 “Danza y Zambras de los Gigantes y Caballitos de Fuego”. This can be a vibrant parade by which the neighbours “experience” vibrant figures of horses made by hand as costumes accompanied by lanterns, hats, music bands and the dances of the papagüevos (huge paper-mache dolls) to offer life to a practice which has been documented since 1848 and which in the present day is likely one of the most participatory occasions of the festivities
at 23:00 Conventional “Volcano” fireworks spectacle from the Gáldar mountain
at 23:30 ‘Te regalo Vivir’ a tribute live performance to Juan Luis Guerra and Marc Anthony at Plaza de Santiago
Tuesday 23 July:
at 21:00 Live performance by the municipal band at Plaza de Santiago
at 22:00 The Parade, Cabalgata de las Fiestas Mayores de Santiago
Wednesday 24 July
at 12:00 ringing of the bells
at 17:00 Bajada de la Rama (decreasing the branches) from Plaza de La Montaña and thru the streets
at 21:00 Live performance by Ok-Narias, Cali and Dandee within the La Quinta cultural centre
at 22:00 Drone spectacle at La Quinta
at 22:00 Live performance by Lucrecia at Plaza de Santiago
at 00:00 audiovisual spectacle and the nice fireworks present
at 00:30 Verbena, festive celebration with Armonía Present and Grupo Arenas.
Thursday 25 July: Feast Day
at 05:00 Diana floreada full of life and rhythmic procession
at 11:40 civic procession from Casas Consistoriales to Templo de Santiago de Los Caballeros
at 12:00 Eucharist within the church
at 13:00 non secular procession via the streets.
at 19:00 Gran Batalla de Flores The good battle of flowers,
at 23:00 Verbena, a festive celebration with Panamaribe orchestra at Plaza de Santiago
Friday 26 July: Feast Day of Santa Ana, Co-patron of Gáldar
11:00-19:00 Kids’s play space at Plaza de Santiago
at 12:00 Kids’s present
at 19:00 Eucharist, adopted by a procession in honour of Santa Ana
Saturday 27 July: Festividad de San Cristóbal
10:00-00:00 XI ACTÚA competition. Music, tradition and leisure competition at plaza de Santiago
at 19:00 Eucharist, adopted by a standard blessing of the vehicles.
