With the reading of the proclamation by the timplist Sunday Luis Rodriguez The Coloraoat 9:30 p.m. next Wednesday in the Basilica, the events scheduled for the Feast of the General Patron of the Canary Islands, the Virgin of Candelariawhich will last until the 26th. Continuing with the itinerant character established in 2021 to claim the regional character of the festivity, The presentation of the program took place in the Plaza de la Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, in Tetír, in Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura), an act in which the poster designed by Silvestre Chacón was also unveiled.
Mari Brito, Mayor of Candelariastressed that Fuerteventura will be the guiding thread of the festivities that this year connect Villa Mariana with said Island. In the presence of the mayor of Puerto del Rosario, David de Vera, he said that “This celebration unites us as a people and we value our identity”.
The prior, Juan Manuel Martinez, He thanked the City Council for its participation and involvement in these festivities and valued the wealth and diversity of the islands, as well as their commonalities. In this context, he cited the case of Candelaria and Tetír, where the church is that of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, founder of the order of preachers known as the Dominicans, custodians of the Virgin of Candelaria.
The town crier, Domingo El Colorao, alluded to his “memories in the Plaza de la Patrona” and stressed that “what I admire most about Candelaria are its musicians.” The timplista will read his proclamation in an act that will have the musical accompaniment of Juan Carlos Pérez Brito and Candelaria González, as well as the performance of Caso Senante and Thania Gil.
Silvestre Chacón, designer of the poster, explained that this work “is special” for him and his career. The work is done in watercolor and in the background you can see the image of the mencey Ayose guarding the Patron Saint of the Canary Islands.
The main acts
As usual, the Guanche ceremony and the nocturnal procession of the image of the Virgin of Candelaria to El Pozo will take place on the eve of the Assumption of Our Lady Mary, with the massive arrival of pilgrims. The central moment will take place on the 15th, with the civic procession, the military parade, the 12:00 mass, the subsequent procession around the Plaza and the offering to the Patron Saint of the Canary Islands.
seven performances
Canarian music will have a very special space on the stage of the Plaza de la Patrona de Canarias, which will occupy seven musical shows: Alma de bolero clásico, Canarias, ocho islas, with the participation of Chago Melián (Tenerife), Luis Morera (La Palma), Arón Morales (La Gomera), Angélica Pérez (El Hierro), Isabel Padrón (Gran Canaria), Domingo El Colorao (Fuerteventura), Ciro Corujo (Lanzarote) and Almudena Hernández (La Graciosa); On the seashore, with the Banda Las Candelas and the Canarias Gospel Choir and the special participation of the singer Brigite Emaga; Intimate and unusual, by Cristina Ramos and Serafín Zubiri, with Benito Cabrera as a guest artist.
Added to this is the 4th Villa de Candelaria International Folklore Festival, with the participation of Chajoigo, the concert by Los Sabandeños and Canarias remember, on the 26th, with Amistades Peligrosas, Rafa Sánchez (La Unión), La Guardia and OBK.
Sports
The fight will star in the acts of the 13th, with the celebration of the IX Luchada de Benjamines (7:00 p.m.), the V Women’s Wrestling (8:00 p.m.) and the XXV Institutional Wrestling (9:00 p.m.). The 32nd Athletic Floral Offering to the Virgin of Candelaria will arrive at the Basilica at 10:00 on the 15th.
Canarian Television will broadcast the institutional fight, the Guanche ceremony, the night of the pilgrim, the military parade, the main Eucharist on August 15 and the offering. TVE will offer the military parade and mass.
The press conference held yesterday in Tetír was attended by the mayoress of Candelaria, Mari Brito; the mayor of Puerto del Rosario, David de Vera; the prior of the Dominican Fathers and rector of the Basilica, Juan Manuel Martínez; the Councilor for Culture and Festivals, Manuel González; Domingo El Colorao, town crier, and Silvestre Chacón, author of the poster.
