The Fiestas del Cristo de Tacoronte already have a poster for this year. The poster was presented by the mayor of the municipality, Daniel Díaz, and the Councilor for Fiestas, Sandra Izquierdo, in a public act held this morning at the Casa de la Cultura, in which the City Council also presented the candidates for queen of this edition.
“The Fiestas del Santísimo Cristo de los Dolores de Tacoronte constitute a local and insular tradition that has been well-rooted since ancient times; those of this year are very special, because we already left behind some complex years and we will be able to relive the festivities with the intensity they deserve and with our own idiosyncrasies as a people”, assured the mayor of Tacoronte, José Daniel Díaz.
For her part, the Councilor for Culture and Festivities of the Tacoronte City Council, Sandra Izquierdo, expressed her hope that this year, the appointment with the Christ of Tacoronte “will be a moment of reunion with the neighbors, with the family.”
In their speeches, both leaders also remembered those who are no longer there and, among those people, they highlighted the figure of the nougat maker Maribel López, an endearing neighbor of the municipality who recently died, who will be honored as part of the program of the festivities.
For the details of the program, Councilor Izquierdo stressed that it covers all kinds of audiences, with religious, sports and festive events, and with space for the little ones every weekend, a festival and concerts for young people, days dedicated to wine, the traditions, as well as the long-awaited Galas for the election of the Queens of the Festivities in honor of the Holy Christ of Tacoronte.
Candidates
The contests to establish the Queens of the Festivals are established in four categories: the candidates for Queens of the Children’s and Adult Festivals, the Queen of the Art Festival and the Queen of the Grape Harvest.
The major candidates for Queen of the Holidays are Ángeles Ramos Díaz, Dulce Dorta Expósito, Jacoba García González, Julia Tapia Mascareño, Onésima Díaz Mejías and Violalba Estevéz Guanche. The candidates for Children’s Queen are called Dacotha Martín Arvelo, Gabriela Peña Arvelo, Gisela Domínguez Siverio, Leyre Torres Armas, Martina Martín Hernández, Martina Rodríguez Rodríguez, Mayla Gutiérrez Guanche, Nizamar Hernández Méndez, Nora Hernández Suárez and Romina de la Paz Goya.
The candidates for Queen of the Harvest are Arianna del Carmen Encinoso Estévez, Leticia Lutzardo Hernández, Noemi Goya Expósito, Paula Mireya Dorta Rodríguez, Tamara Luz García Peña and Xiomara Rodríguez Morales, while the art festival contest includes Ariana Pérez Rodríguez, Dulce Arianna Machado, Moneyba Corujo Pérez, Sheila Alonso Cruz, Yamilet Mejías Hernández and Yasmina Díaz Figueroa.
