The scheduled activities begin this Monday with the zanga and petanque tournaments and will end next Sunday with the musical performance of Mara Pérez
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The Las Rosas neighborhood begins its week of civic and religious celebrations this Monday on the occasion of the festivities in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady of Fátima. From June 27 to July 3, residents and visitors of all ages will be able to enjoy games, sports, theater, music and festivals.
The events begin this Monday with the Zanga Tournament, the most popular card game in the Southeast of Gran Canaria, which until next Thursday will bring together fans every afternoon, at 19:00 p.m., on the soccer field. who want to test their skills and luck. On Monday and Tuesday, both days at 18:00 p.m., the petanque competition will also be held in the children's, women's and men's categories.
On Wednesday, at 17:00 p.m., Plaza de Las Rosas will be the scene of children's workshops, while on Thursday, at 20:30 p.m., 'Things of Life', a play which will be brought to the stage by the Arinaga Amateur Theater Workshop. On Friday the Pilgrimage-Ofrenda will be held, which will depart at 20:30 p.m. from Mozart Street. A few hours before, at 16:00 p.m., residents who wish to do so will be able to participate in the decoration of the carts that will leave on the route.
On Saturday very early, at 09:00, the traditional soccer match will be played between singles and marrieds. At 11:00 there will be a children's water park, with a foam party. And at night, starting at 22:30 p.m., in the square, the popular festival will be held, entertained by Yoni and Aya, as well as Yeray Socorro. The program of events will end on Sunday afternoon with the religious procession, at 18:00 p.m., and the concert by Mariachi Peleón and Mara Pérez, at 20:00 p.m.
Each year the Las Rosas festivities become a space for reunions between family and friends who take advantage of the occasion to meet again and recover old affections. In addition to religious devotion, they celebrate the humble origins of a neighborhood that today enjoys high levels of development and prosperity, but that always keeps its history in mind, marked by the transformative efforts of those who settled here for the first time, converting what they In the past it was a harsh and hostile space in a population center of great relevance to the municipality of Agüimes.
