A church full of attendees hosted last night, in La Asomada, the reading of the official proclamation of the San José Obrero festivities. Pedro Hernández Reyes, popularly known as Pedrín, relived in his proclamation his childhood, infancy and youth in this agricultural town of Lanzarote.
The herald was accompanied at the proclamation ceremony by the mayor of Tías, Pancho Hernández, the Councilor for Festivities, Francisco Javier Aparicio Betancort, and the parish priest of Tías, Agustín Lasso.
Pancho Hernández was in charge of presenting the herald, thanking him for his collaboration in the festivities, and highlighting that, although he is the son of La Asomada, he currently resides in San Bartolomé after meeting his wife Lina when he was young, being a native of the town of the 'batateros', they decided to establish their family home there.
Pedro Reyes recalled many anecdotes about the origin of the festivities, some of which caused enormous laughter that echoed between the walls of the church of San José Obrero, a temple that saw the beginning of its construction through the voluntary contribution of the neighbors and their personal efforts.
The herald invited the youth of rural areas in a more special way to get much more involved in the organization of their patron saint festivities because they will be the neighbors of tomorrow who will make it possible for these local and popular festivities to maintain the spirit that originated them as an element of union and fun for the families that inhabit the rural towns of the Island.
The town of La Asomada, in the municipality of Tías, has been celebrating its patron saint festivities since this week, which will have its big day on May 1, the festivity of San José Obrero. On Thursday night, April 25, was the reading of the official proclamation of the festivities by Pedro Hernández Reyes, which culminated with a musical performance by the students of the Municipal School of Folklore of Tías. The Thursday program included a children's show, starting at 5:00 p.m., with performances by Trío Advance and Clwn Balto.
The festivities of the patron saint of La Asomada have started last Monday 22, with different workshops and sports championships. The program of the festivities, sponsored by the Tías City Council, will last until next Wednesday, May 1, where the procession with the image of the saint will be at 12 noon, and the closing of the festivities at 8:30 p.m. with the artistic gala with the performance of the Comparsa Guaracheros and the comedian Juanito Panchín. On the eve of the patron saint, the groups ACM and Los Lola will offer a musical concert.
La Asomada Song Festival
On the night of this Friday, April 26, the third edition of the La Asomada Song Festival will arrive starting at 9:00 p.m. The winner of the La Asomada festival, where new values of musical interpretation in Lanzarote have been discovered, will receive a cash prize of 350 euros and a trophy. In addition, the voices of two more finalists will also be awarded, who will receive 250 and 150 euros, respectively. A total of 19 performers will take to the stage of the La Asomada Cultural Center tonight.
The Montaña Gaida folklore meeting will be this Saturday, 27, with performances by the Acatife, Timbayba and Parranda Son del Norte groups. After this folklore meeting, in its thirteenth edition, a good proposal for youth will arrive with the performance of Dj`s Ángel Pérez.
