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Thursday, 1 January 2009

Tenerife Carnival Dates for 2009

2009 Poster for Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival

A poster design was chosen early in 2008 for the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnaval 2009, which on it's own would not be monstrous news, but the report also announced the theme: El cine de terror (Horror Films). They were getting an unprecedented move on, as carnival is going to get "exterior promotion without precedents." With that prospect, we're sure the carnival will indeed be monstrous - as in huge. The design, chosen from among 111 entries, is by Gonzalo Luis Álvarez Fernández and entitled "Bailarina Monstruosa" (Monstrous Dancer).

Yes, we're fully aware that the poster depicts Herman Munster in a bra and tutu, with pink wings borrowed off a Christmas angel, but believe us when we tell you that such an outfit would be considered quite conservative at carnival!

Dates of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnaval 2009
  • Election of the Carnival Queen on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
  • Opening parade of carnival: Friday, February 20th, 2009
  • Santa Cruz main parade on Shrove Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
  • The Burial of the Sardine on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
  • The final weekend, therefore falling on Saturday, February 28th, 2009 and Sunday, March 1st, when Santa Cruz Carnaval ends.
(Always providing that the authorities don't alter the dates or that the weather doesn't, but we can't be held responsible for these outside issues.)
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Public Holidays in Tenerife 2009

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Public holidays in Tenerife, in 2009, are the following:
  • 1 January, Año Nuevo (New Year's Day)
  • 6 January, Epifanía del Señor (Epiphany / Three Kings Day)
  • 2 February, Virgen de la Candelaria (Candlemas)
  • 9 April, Jueves Santo (Easter Thursday)
  • 10 April, Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
  • 1 May, Fiesta del Trabajo (Labour Day)
  • 30 May, Día de Canarias (Canaries Day)
  • 15 August, Asunción de la Virgen (Assumption of the Virgin)
  • 12 October, Fiesta Nacional de España (National Day of Spain)
  • 7 December, (in lieu) Día de la Constitución (Constitution Day)
  • 8 December, Inmaculada Concepción (Immaculate Conception)
  • 25 December, Natividad del Señor (Christmas Day)
And as well as these 12 days established by law [1], there are also a further 2 days given each year as local holidays, which differ from one district to the next.

[1] That alone makes public holidays in Spain a different from Bank Holidays in the UK, where "There is no automatic right to time off on these days."

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