Festivals in Spain: Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Nowhere, Columbian Festivals, San Ferm N, Loop Barcelona, Bonfires of Saint John
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ISBN10: 1156467977
ISBN13: 9781156467978
Publisher: Books Llc
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.18
Height: 0.07 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781156467978
Publisher: Books Llc
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.18
Height: 0.07 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, NoWhere, Columbian Festivals, San Fermin, LOOP Barcelona, Bonfires of Saint John, Dragon Festival, Holy Week in Zamora, Tamborrada, Los Picaos de San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Feria de Agosto, European Balloon Festival, La Vijanera, Powder Day, Artfutura, Rapa das Bestas, Verbena, Burial of the Sardine, Toro de fuego, Horse racing of Sanlucar, Fiestas del Pilar, Haro Wine Festival, Vaca toposa, Cascamorras, Cipotegato, 1987 IUSY Festival, Medieval Festival of Elx, Saint John of the Mountain Festival, Pascua Florida. Excerpt: The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is one of the biggest and most spectacular events of its kind in the world. Every February, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital of the largest of the Canary Islands, hosts this historical event, attracting around a million people from everywhere. It is considered the second most popular and internationally known carnival after those held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). In fact the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is twinned with the city of Rio de Janeiro for this reason. In 1980 it was declared a Festival Tourist International Interest, by the Secretariat of State for the Tourism and it is one of the most important carnivals in the World. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife now aspires to become a World Heritage Site. This declaration by UNESCO will, occur, further promoting international had Santa Cruz de Tenerife, being the first Carnival of Spain to obtain this recognition, for its permanent in time and it would reach the five continents through UNESCO. In 1987 singer Celia Cruz went to the Carnival Chicharrero Cuban with orchestra Billo's Caracas Boys, attended by 250,000 people, which was registered in the Guinness of Records as the largest gathering of people in an outdoor plaza to attend a concert, a record he holds...