FIESTA DE LOS CORAZONES DE TEJINA

RU Z, Mar a Jos and HERN NDEZ, Guadalberto: Feast of San Bartolom de Tejina, Hon. City Hall of San Crist bal de La Laguna, 1997

The Order

A month before the party, the Commissions of each neighborhood voluntarily formed each year, begin their work by organizing the pedicheros who travel the town requesting economic help from the neighbors. Only half of the money raised is used in expenses of the Heart itself, being the most expensive section the purchase of flowers for the bouquet. The surplus is used in events organized by each street ...

The cakes

The preparation of the heart begins with the preparation of cakes. The cakes are one of the decorative elements of the three hearts most appreciated for their originality and artistic values, representing various prints; religious, constumbristas, agricultural, folk rich, vegetables, animals, etc. They are approximately 30 cm in diameter and are made with a dough of flour and water.

The Branch and the Cut

On Friday at dawn, the Commissions go up to Mount Tegueste, with the permission of the City Council, equipped with machetes and cut the beech branch that has traditionally been put to the Heart since it is remembered.

The operation of the cut consists in eliminating with a handsaw the pieces of branches that protrude from the structure of the Heart. The cut is improved with a flange made in the same way as the branches, but less thick and therefore more flexible.

DECLARATION OF CULTURAL INTEREST

On May 25, 2003, in Decree No. 102, Decree 71/2003 is published, which declares The Feast of The Hearts of Tejina, of Cultural Interest with a category of local scope.

CICOP INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2004

On July 15, 2004, the solemn act of delivery of the CICOP International Awards in its edition for 2004 took place in the municipality of Yaiza (Lanzarote).

The International Center for the Conservation of Heritage granted the Prizes in its different modalities, which in this edition fell to Gianluigi Colalucci (Restorer of the Frescoes by Miguel Angel of the Sistine Chapel), Jaime Ortiz Lajous (Mexican Restorative Architect) and the Institute Andalusian Historical Heritage (IAPH).

In its section for the Canary Islands, the 2004 CICOP Prize went to the Tradition known as 'Los Corazones de Tejina ', which the International Jury valued in the following aspects:

To constitute an expression of art and popular devotion of the town of Tejina, in the municipality of La Laguna, which reflects in its multiple nuances, colors and expressions the historical link between agrarian traditions and the religious practice.

Represent one of the most complete expressions of the full, festively competitive implication of the different streets and places in the town to offer your Patron the best and most attractive u201 Hearts '.

For having subsisted, with full vitality and ...