The Department of Festivals and Historical Heritage of the City of Los Realejos For the last 12 years, he has had a special involvement in ensuring that locals and visitors come to his girl pilgrimage, magicians dance and pilgrimage correctly dressed as a magician. The bell As it should be focuses on the promotion and enhancement of traditional clothing and on the encouragement of the correct use of this clothing in acts of its May festivities that require it, such as the dance of magicians, which celebrates this Saturday May 20either the Regional Pilgrimage in honor of San Isidro Labrador and Santa María de la Cabezawhich will take place next June 4since the elections on Sunday 28 have forced its postponement.
This campaign has been included in the hand program of the May festivities and in digital signage through social networks. In addition, a conference was recently organized by the technical specialist in textiles and researcher Juan de la Cruz Rodriguezunder the title Clothing of the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Through exhibition panels led by couples members of folkloric groups of the municipality duly dressed, access is given to more information about these clothing using QR codes.
The mayor of Los Realejos, Adolfo González (PP)considers that «the display of the 12 candidates for Romera Mayor last Saturday the 13th at their election gala wearing traditional clothing, the mere presence this past Sunday May 14 of almost twenty folkloric groups from the municipality performing on the stage of the May festivities at the appointment Realejeros sing to their peoplealso dressed in clothing of these characteristics, as well as in their own festivals within this program of celebrations, already show the commitment of so many people and groups to defend this section of our cultural heritage».
