The emotional proclamation of Inocencia Duarte, one of the first residents of the neighborhood, kicked off this Thursday the Patron Saint Festivities in honor of San Francisco Javier.
With the assistance of the Councilor for Festivities of the Arrecife City Council, Víctor Sanginés, and numerous neighbors, family and friends, the grandson and great-grandson of Inocencia Duarte were in charge of reading the endearing speech of the town crier, where she recalled her experiences in the neighborhood after leaving her native Femés.
With the sound of the timple in the background and the viewing of several photographs of the time that illustrated passages of the life of Inocencia Duarte in San Francisco Javier, the entire history of this beloved resident of this capital neighborhood was outlined.
After reading the proclamation, the town crier was given various details by the La Bufona Neighborhood Association, organizer of the festivities, as well as by her family members, who were also very excited.
Program
Games, workshops, inflatable mats for the little ones in the house, the inauguration of the exhibition "Lanzarote, my world", the play-back "Las Estrellas de San Francisco" and the rock concert complete the festive program for this Friday, December 2.
On Saturday, the exterior of the San Francisco Javier Socio-Cultural Center will become the stage for a simulation, to inform residents of the guidelines for action in the event of a traffic accident. At 5:00 p.m., the San Pedro de Tenoya Musical Group of Gran Canaria will tour the streets of the neighborhood announcing the celebration, which will take place an hour later, of the Eucharist and the procession of the patron saint of the neighborhood.
Single and Married will face each other on Sunday, December 4, in a soccer match, which will take place at 12 noon. At 4:00 p.m., a Great Children's Party will be held and, at 8:00 p.m., the neighborhood teleclub will be transformed into a movie theater.
On Monday, December 5, at 5:00 p.m., the neighborhood square will once again become a large playroom for the little ones and, at 9:00 p.m., the boys and girls of San Francisco Javier will play their favorite singers in the Children's Play-Back. At midnight, the Lanzarote-Swing quartet will liven up the Hat Festival, in which the Neighborhood Association of the neighborhood; "La Bufona" will award a trip to Fuerteventura to the person who attends the festival with the most original hat.
Threading a thread into a needle with hands smeared with flour, eating an entire orange in a single attempt or climbing several steps of a ladder with an egg on a spoon will be some of the tests that participants will have to overcome in the Great Gymkhana, which will be held on Tuesday, December 6, at 12 noon. At 7:00 p.m., the traditional dessert contest will take place and, an hour later, the use that can be given to recycled products will be demonstrated on a fashion catwalk.
The Canarian music of Los Campesinos, Los Buches, Janubio and Salineros de la Hoya will flood the San Francisco Javier teleclub with Canarian flavor on Wednesday night, starting at 8:30 p.m.
The last day of the festivities will close with a parade of giants and big heads at 7 hours, and with a Closing Party Gala, at 9:30 p.m.
