Romería

=__Romería__ = = The food: = =In the "carreta" (cart) the people give different kinds of food to the rest of people like:=

Papas arrugadas (drinkled potatoes)

Huevos duros (boiled eggs)



Rosquetes



Pan con chorizo (bread with sausage)



Palomitas (popcorn)



Chuletas (chops)



Chochos (lupins)



Chistorras (spicy sausage)



Queso (cheese)



Plátanos canarios (canarian bananas)



Vino (wine)



Also they give all type of fizzy drinks for children



And water, of course :)



And gofio...Ummm!!!!! :p



= Clothes = = In The Romeria the people wear traditional clothes but each island has different clothes. = In Tenerife: In La Gomera

In La Palma:

In El Hierro:

In Gran Canaria:

In Lanzarote:

In Fuerteventura:

The “timple” is a typical instrument,it is like a guitar but smaller.

The oldest romeria is The Virgen del Socorro (Romería del Socorro) in Tenerife, Güímar. Others are: San Isidro, La Orotava, The Romería de San Benito Abad( The romeria of San Benito) La Laguna, la Virgen de Candelaria(The Virgen of Candelaria) it was the patron saint of the Canary island and San Marcos in Tegueste, all of them in Tenerife. In Teror ,Gran Canaria, The Virgen del Pino (The virgin of the Pine), the descent of the Virgen de las Nieves(The Virgin of the Snows) La Palma celebrates it every 5 years and The Virgen de los Reyes(The virgin of the kings) in El Hierro A typical dance is El baile de las Cintas (The dance of the ribbons)


 * The rondalla **

The rondalla is a group of people who dance, sing and play instruments behind the cart. All the components wear the same type of clothes, depending on the rondalla. They dance canarian music and I think it's a bit difficult because they have to dodge the cow faeces, walk and dance at the same time, and the musicians have to dodge the cow faeces, walk and play the instruments at the same time. It's very funny because you can warn them not to step on them :)



Here you can see videos of canarian rondallas:

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= The Carts = The carts are an essential part of the romerías.They are pulled by cows and led by their respective peasants.