Los Hachitos
Los Hachitos (literally, "the little torches") is a holiday of
pagan origin, a remnant of a summer
solsticefire cult that has remained well established, and its celebration never forgotten. Today, this parade takes place in Icod de los Vinos from San Marcos to El Amparo, passing through Las Charnecas and El Lomo de Las Canales. It is possible that the parade route approaches the sea in anticipation of the coming of the sun. To the
son rhythm of the
tajaraste drums,
los hachitos come out during the
festival of
San Juan Bautista on 23 June. They are made of rags soaked in petroleum and placed in the high areas of the city, forming pictures out of light (stars, hearts, crosses, and so on), or are thrown down the mountain to evoke a lava flow. Others are decorated with branches, flowers and ribbons and carried up the mountain, giving rise to a magical, multicolored spectacle.
El Diablo y La Diabla
This is a tradition that was frequent in the neighborhoods and settlements in the time of
Corpus Christi. In this they represented the fight of the forces of hell against the
archangel Saint Michael. The male and female devils (
el diablo y la diabla) left accompanied by their court of giants and dwarves, which amused the town with the rhythm of the
tajaraste. This custom was prohibited, it being said that it only invited disorder and the distraction of religious devotion. But this custom continues to be practiced, evidence of this being that today
el diablo y la diabla continue leaving in the middle of September through the neighborhood of
Las Angustias (The Anguishes) in honor of the Virgin.
Los Guanches de La Candelaria
In the zone known as La Candelaria, each August 15, the Virgin is put on procession, where townsfolk dressed like Guanches stage the first encounter of the Guanches with the Virgin. After this unique performance, the spectators accompany the procession to an area where they are honored with a shower of artificial fireworks.
But … NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition!
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