The Sardine's Funeral
Tonight was supposed to be the sardine's funeral in Santa Cruz de la Palma.
This is actually a bizarre finale to Carnival, and as such was traditionally held on Ash Wednesday. (They still do so in Tenerife. See http://www.secret-tenerife.com/2008/02/ash-wednesday-burial-of-sardine.html
But some years ago, Santa Cruz de La Palma started to hold their Sardine's Funeral on
the Friday of Carnival week. Presumably they felt it would be more popular if most people didn't have to work in the morning.
But it's been raining most of the day, so it was postponed. Even if they cancel it, the villageof Los Sauces hold their Sardine's funeral next week. Watch this space.
And in the meantime, you can see pictures of a previous funeral here.
Labels: Canaries, Canary islands, Carnival, La Palma, Sardine's Funeral
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posted by Sheila, Canary Islands @ 22:50
2 Comments:
Thank you for the link. :)
De nada. That's for a good article to link to.
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