Canarias day, Fuerteventura.

Canarian day on Fuerteventura is celebrated on the 30th May.

During the day the children in school will be wearing the typical Canarian outfits of grey striped trousers, white shirt and waist coat for the boys and a black hat. The girls will wear long skirts, blouses a scarf and a hat.

They will be given some traditional Canarian food too such as the cheese for which Fuerteventura wins many awards.

Late in the evening, in the Plaza de la Paz, (by the church) Puerto del Rosario you can see lots of people all wearing the typical canarian clothing meeting on the evening of the 29th, together to share food and then enjoying music. If you do not wear the correct clothing then you will not get in to the event. Some of the women also wear a kind of girdle over the skirt. The 30th is a bank holiday in Fuerteventura.The event has been celebrated in this way since 2001.

Every year the event gets bigger and the 92 places were booked up well before the event.

Typical Canarian family

Friends

Canarian meal with friends

Canarian music