Instead of pens, threshing boards, and no notebooks, but looms. With these tools, the young people of Playa Honda celebrated Canary Islands Day this Wednesday. The Department of Education had organized a marathon day in which, the little ones would discover the intricacies of activities as important to the island as agriculture, crafts, livestock, tourism or sports.
The children of the Playa Honda school and the institute were able to milk cattle with their own hands, help in the manufacture of artisan cheese or contemplate how donkeys continue to help in agricultural work. Tourism, as one of the cornerstones of the island, also had its stand at this particular fair, where the little ones listened to the tourist potential of their municipality, San Bartolomé, and all of Lanzarote.
One of the most deeply rooted activities on the island, embroidering folk costumes, left the young people speechless. The embroiderers showed them how with patience and mastery they manage to make these rich garments shine. Pieces of pottery made by the little ones themselves or typical sports such as the Canarian stick also figured among the activities of the day.
A musical choir put the finishing touch to this morning in which, according to the Councilor for Education, Dolores Corujo, "it was intended to represent our Canarian culture through the different sectors that identify us."