In Spain and therefore here in Tenerife one of the main celebrations is Kings Day. This was held on Tuesday 6th and as the name suggests it is when the arrival of the wise men, magi or Kings is celebrated. We went into town (in the rain) after our evening meal and stood patiently at the side of the road for an hour and a half waiting for the procession to start. When it did it was a mix of stilt walkers, jugglers, decorated 'floats' (trucks made to look like sleighs etc) groups of young people with flags and after each group came a King riding on a REAL camel! Once the prosession had gone past we moved to the town square where the Kings met up and re-enacted their meeting with King Herod before taking turns to have photos taken with children. Oh and of course there were some fire works!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Kings Day
In Spain and therefore here in Tenerife one of the main celebrations is Kings Day. This was held on Tuesday 6th and as the name suggests it is when the arrival of the wise men, magi or Kings is celebrated. We went into town (in the rain) after our evening meal and stood patiently at the side of the road for an hour and a half waiting for the procession to start. When it did it was a mix of stilt walkers, jugglers, decorated 'floats' (trucks made to look like sleighs etc) groups of young people with flags and after each group came a King riding on a REAL camel! Once the prosession had gone past we moved to the town square where the Kings met up and re-enacted their meeting with King Herod before taking turns to have photos taken with children. Oh and of course there were some fire works!
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