The regional meeting of murgas of Candelaria is postponed by agreement between the organization, the Town Hall of Villa Mariana, and the participating murgas. The groups must now agree on the date on which it will be held. This was announced by the Candelariero municipal government after half past nine on Tuesday night.
The mayoress, Mari Brito, led the meeting that the parties held from six in the afternoon. The Councilor for Fiestas, Manuel González, and representatives of the murgas that won the competitions for the Carnivals of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with the exception of the representation of Serenquenquenes, who excused their attendance.
“The purpose of the meeting was analyze the controversy created outside the interests of both and seek solutions to carry out the Meeting“, is reflected in the official statement. “As expected, the meeting passed in good spirits and it was agreed to hold the event in the near future, summoning the street musicians to find the ideal day for everyone”, it is stated in the same.
The Candelaria City Council “continues to bet on maintaining the Murgas Regional Meeting, which this 2023 will celebrate 19 editionsand appreciates the willingness of all those involved”. The local government concludes by indicating that “the agreed date” for its celebration will be made public in the coming days, “which will not be, for organizational reasons, this weekend”.
The final date will be announced in the coming days, as announced by the parties late this Tuesday.
The Murgas Regional Meeting was scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on Friday, in the Plaza de la Patrona de Canary Islands. This year under the heading Murgas Night, a name that arises after the refusal of the murgas of Gran Canaria to participate because the chosen date forced the components to lose two days of work. The alternative was to celebrate the event with murgas from Tenerife. Between these, crazy devils, winners of the second acting prize, and Zeta Zetas announced their intention not to attend. With this, the cartel would be composed of trespassers (winners in Santa Cruz), mocking (winners of a second prize) and rompers.
This event, which began its journey in the Tenerife Carnival In 2002, it was supposed to return this year to congregate in the Plaza de la Patrona the six winning murgas of the contests of both capitals, but the change of day dynamited one of the most anticipated acts of the festivities: going from the traditional Saturday to Friday is understood as the end of the meeting. The solution reached at the last minute of this Tuesday seems to guarantee the celebration of the Murgas Regional Meeting at an early date in the foreseen scenario.
