Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Granadilla celebrate Centenary from Canaries Day
On Friday, May 30th, the whole of the Canary Islands will celebrate their "national" or regional day; the D�a de Canarias (Canaries Day), which we've described here before.
In San Miguel and Granadilla de Abona on the south of Tenerife, the Canaries Day celebrations, according to Blogtenerife, are to be "todo lo alto" (at the top, large, maybe even OTT).
Activities, starting with Friday's day of customs and traditions, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., that are centered around the Museum, La Casa de El Capit�n, C/ El Calvario, San Miguel de Abona, include arrastre de ganado 
(pulling with livestock), tasting of typical Canarian products, as well as a domestic animal show.
There is also the XX Feria de Artesan�a Canaria (Canarian Crafts Fair) in the C/ Arquitecto Marrero (map), where you will also find the Casa El Traspatio, rural hotel and the Museo de Historia de Granadilla de Abona (Granadilla History Museum), in the Historic Centre of Granadilla de Abona
Granadilla's Centenary 2008
The reason these fiestas are being celebrated so largely this year, is because they mark the start of the Fiestas Mayores de la Villa de Granadilla de Abona (the town's main annual festivals) in honour of San Antonio de Padua y Nuestra Se�ora del Rosario (the former being the town's patron saint, for whom the church is named), which coincide with the Granadilla's Centenary from being conceded the T�tulo de Villa (Title of Town), by King Alfonso XIII, in 1908.
More than 60 events during the 21 days of the fiestas, also include a wide variety of sports and games; music, comedy, pop and rock concerts, glittering pageants to choose the fiesta queens, as well as religious services.
Amongst these ongoing fiestas, on Sunday, June 8th, is the traditional romeria, at which participants will wear the colorful, local costumes and much barbecued meat and local wine will be consumed; the XXXII Romer�a en honor a San Antonio de Padua. At the town hall's website, you can also download a huge 24 page program of events for the 21 days of celebrations (PDF).
The whole series of spectacular events reaches its noisy climax with the Granadilla Rally on the weekend of the 21st and 22nd June.
Those of you staying in the south of Tenerife, Granadilla de Abona is only one exit beyond the airport, so it's not far outside of your usual tourist area. No distance by car, can be reached by taxi, or for the cost and environmentally conscious, the 416 bus (Adeje - Granadilla) passes through San Miguel and can pick you up in Los Cristianos, Playa de Las Am�ricas or Torviscas.
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