The Santiago del Teide City Council, in collaboration with the Government of the Canary Islands and the Cabildo of Tenerife, has launched a new edition of the cultural program “Postigos de Embrujo 2023”, which on this occasion will take place from October 27 to October 2. November, with an extensive program of activities with which the council seeks to recover, protect and disseminate old traditions around the celebration of the Day of the Dead in the municipality, the Canary Islands and in other cultures around the world.
Regarding the origin of the cultural project “Postigos de Embrujo”, which on this occasion celebrates its IV edition, it is established as an activity of an ethnographic nature and to promote knowledge about the uses and customs that are part of the cultural heritage of the islands and Township.
In this new edition, the chosen theme will be linked to the customs around death that are part of Japanese culture and our own, in such a way that it reflects, through each “shutter”, the way in which the Terminal effect of life is experienced and assumed differently according to both cultures; Hence, the content and activities integrated in said project are based on aspects related to fear and stories devoid of empirical reasoning, but which are part of the oral heritage of the people.
In this sense, this program will begin on Friday, October 27, and will do so with the celebration of our famous “Ruta de las Pelujas”, which will have 3 passes and a circular route departing from the public square towards the Camino Real , Casona del Patio and return to the square; while on Sunday, October 29, at 6:00 p.m., the central patio of the City Hall will host the theatrical show “La Fosa”, by Zalatta Teatro.
On Monday, October 30, for its part, starting at 6:30 p.m., the Tamaimo Social Center will be the place from which the Fabián Lomio Company will stage its play “Funeral Planner”; while on Wednesday, November 1, from 10:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., a Japanese paper lantern workshop and a candy workshop will take place in the central courtyard of the City Hall, highlighting that, starting at 4:30 p.m. and until 6:30 p.m., there will be a “Batsudan workshop” and the assembly of a Buddhist ancestor altar. Finally, it will be from 7:00 p.m. when the “Obon-Japan” themed show takes place, which will feature music, offerings, explanation of the altar and tasting of “nerikiris wagashi”.
Finally, on Thursday, November 2 and, as usual in the different municipal cemeteries, a music recital will be held in memory of the deceased by the group “Stgo. Quintet Brass”.
People interested in attending the “Ruta de las Pelujas” as well as any of the planned workshops must register in advance by calling 922-86-31-27, ext. 300 and/or 302.
