Saturday, December 17, 2005
Christmas Decorations in Tenerife
Personally, I like the, mostly, understated Christmas decorations that you will find on these islands at this time of year and, the typical juxtaposition of the avant garde with the strictly traditional Christmas images.
The month-long holiday season begins with two Fiestas in early December: Constitution Day on December 6 and the Immaculate Conception on December 8. It's tradition to put up Christmas decorations on the latter date.
This year, a lot of people locally seem to have waited until last weekend to put decorations up and, as a consequence, I have, as yet, only seen a few lights on houses down in the valley. Buenavista del Norte has it's Christmas lights in the street and their allocation of 1,000 poinsettia plants in place. Hopefully, we will get out and about and get some shots over the next few days.
The photo above shows a modern representation of a Christmas tree alongside a traditionally painted Nativity scene outside the Town Hall and the ex-Convent, respectively, in Garachico.
If you are looking for something really typical and traditional this Christmas, as a contrast - or relief - from all the techno gadets, we have a range of items based on a photo of that painting available.
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