The Candelaria City Council, in Tenerife, has decided to postpone the Christmas concerts of Besay Pérez and Big Band Kids & Swing, scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday, December 18 and 19. This is done, as reported in a statement, to promote prevention against the increase in the incidence of coronavirus in the Archipelago and, above all, on the island, which is the one that is scoring the most infections in recent days, what made this Thursday will pass to level 3 of health alert, next to Gran Canaria.
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Likewise, the 26th Christmas Carols Meeting of the Chajoigo Folkloric Group, the award ceremony of the III Villa de Candelaria Children’s Cycling League and the Christmas party of the Rainbow Center have been canceled, the Consistory reported in a statement.
In addition, the theatrical and musical route has been canceled Candlemas at Christmas and the parade with the batucada Almagec.
The rest of the planned activities will be adapted to the measures established by the Government of the Canary Islands for level 3 health alert.
From the City Council of Candelaria an appeal is made to the public to continue complying with and being responsible in complying with current regulations to prevent the spread of the virus at a very difficult time with the increase in infections.
The Realejos
The local government of Los Realejos has followed the same line and reported this Friday that temporarily suspends the programming of Christmas events.
“Unfortunately from the Los Realejos City Council we communicate that, in view of our commitment to prevention and responsibility and in accordance with health recommendations, we proceed to the temporary suspension and / or postponement of all events planned in the municipality included in the Christmas program until new notice and until the health situation allows it “, picks up a statement from the consistory.
Tenerife registered this Thursday the worst number of daily coronavirus infections of the entire pandemic, with 1,000 new positives and almost 5,000 active cases.
Granadilla de Abona
The town of Granadilla de Abona has also suspended most of its Christmas events and has postponed the concerts scheduled for December.
Among the cultural and sporting events that will not be held this weekend, on Saturday, December 18, we must mention the Christmas concert by the José Reyes Martín Cultural Society music band, at the June 11 Casino. , and the Spanish Judo Cup at regional and local level, in the sports hall, on Sunday, December 19. The craft fair With a Christmas flavor, in the Plaza de la Cultura de San Isidro, scheduled for Sunday, it is celebrated with all sanitary measures, like the farmer’s market, the Council has pointed out in a note.
Regarding the concerts that are postponed, there are the one of the Parranda Chasnera, on Wednesday 22, in the Plaza González Mena, and the rest, such as the New Year’s with the Imprevisto Quartet, in the Convent, and that of Los Cantadores on the 7 January and Son 21 on January 8, in El Médano, it will depend on the security measures that are stipulated as of December 30.
Other suspended initiatives are the Christmas sports leisure park, in the municipal pavilion and the New Year’s Eve on December 30, in the Plaza de la Cultura de San Isidro, in addition to the popular San Silvestre Medanera on Sunday, December 26.
Arico
The Arico City Council has also decided to postpone the following events of the Christmas program This Christmas, we dream for two for this weekend:
- Friday, December 17: the Christmas concert, with the performance of the El Cabo Artistic Union and the Las Hiedras de La Sabinita Cultural Group, in the Church of San Juan Bautista.
- Saturday, December 18: the Christmas Carol Encounter (Saturday 18), with the participation of the Arico Viejo Singing Workshop and the music and folklore schools of Arico Viejo, Altos de Arico and Fasnia, at the Antiguo Cine de Arico Viejo. Also, the visit of the CIT of the South to Arico Nuevo is postponed.
- Sunday, December 19: the Christmas festival, with the living nativity scene and the performance of the musical groups, in the Church of San Juan Bautista.
