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In the context of the traditional festivities in honour of Corpus Christi, La Orotava was once again filled with colour and art with the celebration of the Children’s Carpet Maker Day, a heart-warming and participatory event that brought together hundreds of children from the town and the region around the Church of La Concepción.
From the early hours of the morning, boys and girls became true artists of ephemeral art by creating their own flower carpets. Guided by master carpet makers, they acquired the basic notions and experienced first-hand the cultural expression that is part of the idiosyncrasy of the town of La Orotava, recognised internationally.
The mayor of the town, Francisco Linares, emphasises “the importance of keeping this tradition alive from an early age, not only to preserve and project our artistic heritage but also as a way to convey values such as teamwork and love for our roots and traditions.”
The Children’s Carpet Maker Day not only encourages creativity but also allows new generations to actively integrate into one of La Orotava’s most representative traditions, whose climax will come with the creation of monumental flower carpets for the infra-octave day of Corpus Christi, which will be celebrated on the 26th.
The day was marked by an exceptional festive and family atmosphere that turned the town into a true living canvas, full of excitement and tradition.
The Villa de La Orotava Carpet Makers Association is the entity organising this initiative for several years, in collaboration with the Town Hall. The purpose of this project is to bring this segment of the population closer to the practice of this ephemeral art.
During the day around the Church of La Concepción, the little ones also enjoyed workshops, games, and other complementary recreational activities through which the organisation encouraged learning about all the details and processes applied to keep this tradition alive which defines the town of La Orotava.
The young participants in this activity will find an example of their potential as carpet makers on the 26th. The Infra-octave of Corpus Christi is the focal point of La Orotava’s festivities, the day when the splendour of floral carpet making will be experienced on the streets and to enjoy the magnificent tapestry ‘At the Gates of Paradise’, a 428-metre-long work that “tells us moments of biblical history ending with two central panels eight metres high,” according to the director, Domingo González Expósito.
In its creation, they will use 15 colours from Teide, ash from the Tajogaite volcano (La Palma), and new colours. Twelve animals will appear ranging from 60 centimetres high (the ladybird), one metre (the seahorse), 4.8 metres (the turtle), and seven metres (the hummingbird). This highlights the importance of the animal world on the planet.
‘At the Gates of Paradise’ will be a continuation of ‘At the Gates of Heaven,’ the spectacular carpet that last year covered the square of the Town Hall of La Orotava. The team of 19 direct collaborators, to which flower carpet makers will be added to place the heather, have ahead the creation of what is considered “possibly the most complex of recent years.”
