Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Tenerife Fiestas in November
November 1st is celebrated as the Día de Todos los Santos (All Saints Day) and the following day is Día de los Fieles Difuntos (Day of the Dead), occasions on which it is customary to visit the tombs of one's departed, clean up a bit and replace the flowers.
Otherwise, November is a quiet month on the fiesta front, though, I am certain that people will be beavering away at the preparations for all the next items on the calendar. November 22nd is the anniversary of King Juan Carlos' accession to the throne. In 2005, he chose to celebrate that date in Tenerife, though this is hardly likely to be repeated. Another unusual and maybe not annual event celebrated in November 2005 also was the First Buenavista del Norte Tuning Car Meeting.
On November 29th, the eve of St. Andrew's Day, the Fiestas of San Andres are celebrated in Icod de los Vinos, with an event unique to the Canary Islands, called the Tablas de San Andrés - kinda kamikazi sledding down near vertical streets on boards. While in Puerto de la Cruz, it's popularly known as the Fiesta of Pots or Chestnuts. Kids drag strings of tin cans and throw scrap metal around the streets of the town to make as much noise as possible. The "Castañada" (chestnut feast) is held in the square itself, with the chance to try many typical products of the island.
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