The Lustral Festivities in honor of Our Lord of Abona, coinciding with the 300th anniversary of her appearance, will begin today the fourth pilgrimage through the municipality, after successfully starting on Friday with the proclamation at the San Juan Bautista Church and on Saturday with the XXX Torch “for the unity of Arico and the solidarity among its people” and the tribute to the ariquero sport.
Today, starting at 6:00 p.m., from the San Juan Bautista Church, the IV Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Abona will begin, which will pass through each of the neighborhoods of the municipality in the coming weeks with the following itinerary: La Villa de Arico-La Cisnera (today), La Cisnera-El Río (Friday, 19), El Río-Las Vegas (Saturday, 20), Las Vegas-Chimiche (Sunday, 21), Chimiche-Las Maretas (Monday, 22), Las Maretas-La Caleta (Tuesday, 23) and La Caleta-Las Arenas (Wednesday, 24).
It will also pass through Las Arenas-Tajao (Thursday, 25), Tajao-La Jaca (Friday, 26), La Jaca-La Listada (Saturday, 27), La Listada-Abades (Sunday, 28), Abades-El Porís de Abona (Monday, 29), El Porís de Abona-Las Eras (Tuesday, 30), Las Eras-Icor (Wednesday, August 31), Icor-El Bueno (Thursday, September 1), El Bueno-Arico Viejo ( Friday, 2), Arico Viejo-Arico Nuevo (Saturday, 3), Arico Nuevo – La Sabinita (Sunday, 4), La Sabinita-Teguedite (Monday, 5) and Teguedite-La Villa de Arico (Tuesday, September 5) .
In all sections there will be a farewell to the pilgrim image at 5:30 p.m., departure at 6:00 p.m. and on arrival there will be Holy Mass, festivities and a vigil.
It will only be possible to complete the pilgrimage on foot in those sections where there are alternative routes to redirect circulation to traffic through roads that comply with the regulations established by the Cabildo de Tenerife. Those sections that do not comply with these regulations will be where the pilgrimage with buses will be reinforced.
The mayor of Arico, Sebastián Martín, indicated that “after not being able to take place the previous year due to the restrictions of the pandemic, this year all the ariqueros will enjoy the IV Pilgrimage that will pass through each of our neighborhoods in the municipality, coinciding, also, with the 300 years of the apparition of Our Lady of Abona”. Likewise, the councilor encouraged “everyone to attend the Pilgrimage that will be held continuously until September 6.”
The Councilor for Culture and Festivities, Dácil Cano, remarked that “this Pilgrimage is included in an attractive program of Lustral Festivities with different cultural and religious functions, the Descent and the Ascent of the Virgin, among others.”
