Tenerife closed the pilgrimage season yesterday with the festivities held on Calle Gran de Adeje. Residents and tourists enjoyed yesterday in this enclave the pilgrimage of the municipality, the last act of the Patron Saint Festivities of Adeje came to an end in style, which had not been held since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic. During the day, 23 groups gathered at this meeting that started from the Pedro Zerolo square and culminated in the Church of Santa Úrsula, with the aim of worshiping the Virgin of the Incarnation and the two co-patrons: Santa Úrsula and San Sebastian.
Numerous people gathered, despite the hot day on Sunday along Calle Grande to be part of this reunion with the traditions of Adejeras. The event also attracted the attention of a multitude of tourists who came curious to experience the folklore of the municipality.
The Adeje pilgrimage began at noon, after the livestock fair and the pilgrimage mass. Ten carts pulled by oxen and belonging to different groups in the municipality made an appearance in the streets of Adejeras decorated with traditional Canarian motifs.
The entourage, headed by the mayor of the municipality, José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga, a representative of the municipal government group, the representatives of the municipality and the Porteadores de la Virgen collective, opened the way at one in the afternoon, later the rest did of participating groups, groups and associations. “We recover our traditions, our signs of identity and we do it with what we are, good people,” said the mayor of Adeje, José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga. The alderman recalled that those present paid “tribute to a promise of our ancestors and at the same time we plant that commitment in future generations.”
In this act, which is jointly organized by the City Council with the Adeje Municipal School of Folklore Group, the pilgrims came dressed in traditional Canarian costumes and shared typical dishes of local cuisine with the rest of the attendees. The pilgrimage culminated in the Church of Santa Úrsula Mártir, where the patron saint and co-patrons receive offerings of music, dance and zero kilometer products from the different groups in her honor.
Like every year, the event was attended by musical groups and dance groups from different parts of the island, such as the elderly from Adeje, Club Almácigo, Aguapie, Los Viñedos, Amigos de Adeje, La Lolita, Los Cofrades, Juventud Adeje, Chimiche Rod Dance Group, Fasnia Ribbon Dance Group and Los Olivos Diversity Attention Center. Regarding the folk groups and dance groups that gathered this year, Rondalla Santa Ana, Parranda La Fortnight, Verodal Cultural Association, Friends of Punta Rasca Folk Association, AEF Guaratene, La Dieta, Boleros de Armeñime, Imoque Cultural Association stood out. and Las Hiedras Cultural Association.
