The Inclusive Pilgrimage of Tahíche continues to grow. The CEIP César Manrique Cabrera consolidates in its second edition an activity that brings together special education students and elderly people from senior centers in the streets of the town on the occasion of the events programmed for Canary Islands Day.
Hundreds of boys, girls, family members and friends, dressed in Canarian clothing, toured some of the central streets of the town of Tahíche on the morning of Thursday, May 29, where, at the initiative of the CEIP César Manrique Cabrera, directed by Borja Eiroa, the students of this school and that of the Special Education Center Nuestra Señora de Los Volcanes have joined. Also the users of disability care organizations such as Adislan and senior centers such as Maraua and Las Cabreras.
The joy and children's enthusiasm together with the colorful traditional costumes, animated by the band of the CEIP César Manrique Cabrera school and the teams with Canarian music in some of the floats, created a very lively and positive atmosphere of coexistence of acceptance and harmony to celebrate the identity and heritage of the islands in style on the occasion of Canary Islands Community Day.
The pilgrimage departed from the CEIP César Manrique Cabrera at 09.30 hours, headed by the school's band, directed by Professor Antonio Monzón, currently formed by about twenty boys and girls who, very animated, played the timples and drums to which they also joined their voices singing the most popular songs of the Canarian songbook that they had rehearsed in the time allotted to recess, followed by students and teachers.
A multicolored crowd intermingled and animated by five decorated floats pulled by a tractor, three donkeys and a pony once passed the respective veterinary controls as tradition dictates in Lanzarote. One more year, thank the neighbor of Tahíche, Nito Delgado, for his commitment to rescuing popular traditions that goes much further, developing a workshop at the school for the traditional elaboration of the kite and other instruments for the rhythmic animation of the band, such as sandugas, rattles and tambourines.
This activity, which involves a great deal of work for the educational centers and participating organizations, has the special collaboration of the Teguise City Council, providing all the means that the security of the Inclusive Pilgrimage implies, so that the entire route can be carried out from the departure of the CEIP César Manrique Cabrera until its return with all the guarantees that an event of these characteristics needs.
After the tour of the streets of the town, students, family members and teachers enjoyed a large and varied enyesque with delicious sweet and savory Canarian products provided by the families of the students where all the participants were able to socialize to the rhythm of the Canarian songs typical of this festival of the Canarian Community.
