The Traditional Carnival of Arrecife returned to the streets of the capital after a year off due to the pandemic, and with great enthusiasm, residents and visitors enjoyed the music and color of this carnival event on Thursday afternoon.
At 6:30 p.m., the procession set off from the vicinity of Las Cuatro Esquinas, headed by the Parranda Marinera Los Buches, who wore their gala attire. They delighted the attendees with the sound of their sea songs, and the bucheros were very animated, giving the odd buchazo to everyone they found in their path. With them we can say that the first manifestations of the carnival began, in the streets of old Arrecife.
This parade could not miss another of the oldest traditions of Lanzarote and the Canary Islands, and that one more year they came down from the Real Villa de Teguise "Los Diabletes", to give the odd scare to the cry of "Elegua". Their masks with large horns and their suits with black and red rhombuses, as well as the sound of their cowbells became another of the attractions of the afternoon.
Óscar Torres, the town crier of these festivities, was also present, doing the honors and being greatly applauded as he passed by the public. In such a festive parade, the also traditional "Giants and Big Heads" could not be missing, giving the odd slap to anyone who crossed their path.
The Councilor for Festivities, Encarna Páez, wore a fantasy very appropriate for the occasion, the traditional "Sábana", for many already forgotten after feathers and sequins were implanted on the island. Together with Encarna was also the Councilor for the Environment, Beaches, Transportation and Mobility and Children's Parks, Ángela Hernández.
Closing the parade was the centenary Banda de Agaete, in charge of putting the rhythms with more march alluding to these parties. The public, eager for a party, followed them all the way down Calle Real to La Plazuela, where the Carnival Parade concluded.
