Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands
Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands is held on August 15. Tenerife, Spain and Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation. This event in the second decade of the month August is annual.
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The Virgin of Candelaria is the General Patron of the Canary Archipelago and celebrates her festivity twice a year: on February 2, Purification of the Virgin, and on August 15, Assumption Day. February 2 is a festive day in Tenerife.
The festivities, declared of National Tourist Interest, have a high component of religiosity and popular fervor, whose roots are connected with five centuries of faith and beliefs, of respectful love towards the Virgin.
That day a large number of pilgrims from all over the Island come to pay homage to their Patron Saint. There are many who spend the night before on the roads that lead to the town. In this festival, closely linked to the aboriginal world, the traditional floral offering or pilgrimage of the Virgin takes place on the afternoon of August 14 with the participation of various folk groups, and the ceremony is staged in the Basilica Square. of its appearance to the Guanches, according to tradition.
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