Culture

From having the second biggest carnival celebration in the world to the culturally relevant Fiestas de Mayo, Tenerife a region with plenty of festivities that are carried out every year. They are very significant for the residents, especially from a historical and cultural point of view, tightly related with the people's past and social and political achievements over the years.  While there are several celebrations and festivities in Tenerife, there are three of them that are the most relevant and expected by people in the island every year and even by visitors, who schedule their trips to match these festivities, such as the carnival and others. Here are the three main Tenerife festivities and what they represent for the Canarian people. Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife  The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife a celebration carried out every year in the

Culture and ways of life in Tenerife and in the Canary Islands in general are very interesting to see, since regarding this territory there is a particular phenomenon that is not common and is worthy of being addressed, from the cultural, anthropological to social and geographical points of view.  You see, the Canary Islands is an archipelago or group of islands that are located in African waters in the Atlantic Ocean.  All of the territories and islands in the archipelago: Tenerife, El Hierro, Gran Canaria, La Palma, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, Lanzarote and La Graciosa belong to Spain and the administration and laws are ruled by Spanish Kingdom, due to historical reasons.  Therefore, idiosyncrasy, language and other cultural and social elements generally recognized as Spanish are present in the Canary Islands and of course, in the residents´ ways of life.