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Traditional festival „romeria“ in Tegueste

Monday, September 1st, 2008
Tenerife’s art, music or film festivals are famous all around the world. The unique combination of spectacular landscapes, live music, sunny weather and first of all the great fun is common for this island. Additionally, a lot of festivals promote folk and rural traditions. For example “romeria” festival is a well-known-way to honor different patron saints. It is a pilgrimage of folk music and traditional Canarian clothes and what is more, of colorful oxen-drawn carts. One of the most popular traditional “romeria” festivals takes place in Tegueste, a municipality of the northern part of Tenerife in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province. The Romería de San Marcos in Tegueste is a famous traditional festival, which main aim is to honor Saint Marcos. The festival promotes, but first of all conserves and cultivates old Canarian traditions. That is why; it is a great and unique opportunity to ...

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Posted by Anna

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The Great Tenerife Fireball

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
It happened nearly 12 years ago but people still recall it today – the Great Tenerife Fireball of 1995. Thousands saw it, mostly in the east and north of the island, describing a brilliant fireball that flashed across the night sky shortly after 10pm. It happened on Sunday May 7 and hundreds of people called the Canarian Institute of Astrophysics (IAC) seeking an explanation of the phenomenon. Because it happened at a weekend there were many witnesses to the unusual event. Sunday had been a fine day on Tenerife and many people were returning to their homes from a day at the beach, in the mountains or with friends and family. From the many hundreds of eye witness accounts, scientists were able to paint what they believe to be a fairly accurate picture of what happened. It was around 10.30pm that radio stations on the island broke into their normal programmes ...

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Posted by Ken

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