Carnaval

Forty days before Easter, he is festejo popular of all Canary Islands. The carnaval is synonymous of jolgorio by all the stop.

It is not possible to be spoken of the carnaval without making mention to festejo central
of these days. Monday of Indian. A mocking staging of the return of the palmeros
immigrants of Cuba dyes of target the streets of the capital. the dust of the talc covers everything and it grants the purity to him of the perfumed target so characteristic of our carnaval. La Palma is the only island where still costrumbre survives this. The Indians,
parodia of the returned, adorned immigrants with their better white linen finery, arrive accompanied from malaise loaded of fajos of false money, parrots of peluche, to conotier
of straw, spectacular imitation jewellery and enormous pure. the Tomasa black comes
with them, another famous icon of this carnaval in target and target. The peculiar parade extends by the main santacruceras streets and the celebration is prologan until the dawn
of the day.

Another urban nucleus of importance in the island is the level ones, the carnavalera celebration causes sensation, is located in the Seat of Spain. Mixing to us in the festive atmosphere the old ones caballotas, half horseman and old half can be seen that dance
a gotesca Pole. In order to be closing the carnaval, it is obligatory the shutdown of Wednesday of ash and its associate procession, of black and to follow the retinue that is arranged to bury the Sardine. Municipalities like San Andrés and Sauces and Barlovento,
this traditional act has become the protagonist of the celebration