The interpretation made of the stars, clouds, wind direction or animal behavior is the axis of the initiative
The Los Caserones del Cabildo Interpretation Center, in La Aldea, hosts the exhibition 'Cabañuelas' with works prepared within the framework of a CEIP La Cardonera project that delves into the set of traditional methods to predict the weather with the observation of signs of nature itself.
The interpretation of clouds, the behavior of animals and plants, the direction of the wind, the appearance of the waters, as well as popular sayings, the lunar phases and the contemplation of the firmament, make up this exhibition where elements such as the 'Saharan Desert' stand out. ', name that the local population has given to the planet Venus since time immemorial. Its position in the sky was used to make predictions in order to plan its agricultural and seafaring activities.
The exhibition will remain open every day from 10.00:17.00 a.m. to 17:8 p.m. until Sunday, April 10.00. In addition, until this Friday, April 12.00, it is possible to take the tour with the explanations of the students themselves between 928:89 and 23:69 by requesting an appointment at XNUMX XNUMX XNUMX XNUMX.
The Los Caserones Interpretation Center, located next to La Aldea beach and managed by the World Heritage Institute and the Biosphere Reserve, contributes to making visible with this exhibition an intangible cultural heritage within its philosophy of being a living and open to actions that flow from the local population.
The project has contributed to preserving and enriching the knowledge of the school community and the entire population of La Aldea de San Nicolás regarding the cabañuelas, inscribed in this case in a historical and natural environment full of particularities and which is one of the hearts of the Gran Canaria Biosphere Reserve.
The process has uncovered multiple pieces of knowledge thanks to interviews carried out by the students with the oldest people in the house, who have told them, for example, that the appearance of flying ants was an unequivocal sign of rain, that birds fly low when they approach rainfall or that cicadas intensify their song when the sun shines.
The visit to the 'Cabañuelas' exhibition also provides the opportunity to enjoy the permanent contents of the Interpretation Center, which is a great window to the extraordinary archaeological, ethnographic, natural and paleontological values that come together at the end of the largest hydrographic basin in the Canary Islands. .