It will be the 46th edition of this popular event, with which Agüimes pays tribute to the ancestral custom of going to look for gofio at the Lolita and Ananías mills.
PROGRAM OF THE HOLIDAYS OF THE ROSARY
The gofio will once again be the main protagonist of the Rosario festivities in Agüimes. This weekend the 46th edition of the popular Traída del Gofio y el Agua is celebrated, an act of tribute to the agricultural tradition of this municipality that will once again bring together residents on the route that connects the historic center of the town with the beginning from the Guayadeque highway, where the old Lolita and Ananías mills are located.
Dressed in traditional Canarian clothing, accompanied by the music band and in an atmosphere of healthy celebration, the popular procession will emulate the path that the local people once took, when they went to look for the gofio that was made with millo from their own harvest. . The big difference with the past, when the custom was a food necessity of the first order, is that now the festive context is used to commit the prank of sprinkling gofio left and right, without leaving anyone unscathed, although the organization requests the collaboration of the neighbors to not throw gofio at the law enforcement officers, at the spectators who watch the parade from outside or in the eyes of the other participants.
The Bringing of the Gofio will begin at 19:00 p.m. on Saturday. At the end, Plaza del Rosario will host the main festival of the holiday weekend, with performances by Star Music, DJ Promaster and La Mekánica by Tamarindos. A special public transport operation will be enabled, both for taxis and buses from the Global company, lines 11, 22 and 34.
The programming of the Rosary festivities for these next few days will be completed this Friday, at 17:00 p.m., at the Agüimes History Museum, with the inauguration of the exhibition titled 'A hero from another era', dedicated to the figure by Antonio Vicente González Suárez. That same day, at 19:30 p.m., at the Municipal Theater, the recipe book 'Appetizing Reasons', by Irmina Díaz-Frois Martín, will be presented, while at 21:00 p.m., at the Plaza del Rosario, there will be a the election of the Romera and the Romero Mayor of the festivities, with performances by the folklore groups Surco y Arado (Gáldar) and Manantial (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria).
On Sunday, September 24, Plaza del Rosario will host two main activities. In the morning, starting at 12:00, there will be a children's play park. In the afternoon, starting at 17:00 p.m., the Salsa Tropical dance party will be held, with workshops and exhibitions of salsa, bachata and kizomba, among other activities.
