{"id":15811,"date":"2020-02-06T13:42:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T13:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/?p=15811"},"modified":"2020-02-06T13:43:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T13:43:32","slug":"the-santa-cruz-de-tenerife-carnival-a-display-of-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/the-santa-cruz-de-tenerife-carnival-a-display-of-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"The Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival: A Display of Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vivid, Rhythmic, Glamour & Glitter, brings out the most bedazzling extravaganza. The Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival is the most outstanding of all the Spanish carnivals! It is the second most popular carnival in the world after Rio<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and it is famous all over the world for its popular atmosphere. On the night of the actual carnival, the city\u2019s streets come alive with joie de vivre, freedom and extravagance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year is going to be nothing but, energetic!\u00a0It\u2019s that time of the year again when the Canary Carnival breaks loose! Tenerife is at the focal point of this fiesta, with the election of the Carnival Queen, many parades, <\/strong>shows,\u00a0<\/strong>and of course, epic street parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main week of the carnival is the week before Ash Wednesday when the\ncelebration kicks into high gear from the 19th of February to the 26th of\nFebruary. One thing is for sure, you may be young or old, a reveller or maybe a\nsofa spud, you will not be able to escape places such as Santa Cruz and Puerto\nde la Cruz in Tenerife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Suggested Read:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>The Canary Islands: Explore the wondrous archipelagos.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The crowds go wild in Tenerife! As the carnival activities\nkick-off. It\u2019s hard to believe, that Tenerife hosts the second largest\ncarnival party, <\/strong>even though it takes place on this small island!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival dates back hundreds of years. It is the most significant party in the Canary Islands and the most awaited date of the year. While most of Europe celebrates the carnival during winter Tenerife is the sunniest place in all of Spain, so its splendid warm sunny vibes make it an excellent place to celebrate carnival!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Carnival of Tenerife persists in growing bigger, vibrant and even\nmore sensational year after year. With their love for carnivals, the locals\nhave been able to hold on to the title of their place in the Guinness Book of\nRecords, in 1987!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year the celebration is announced by presenting the contestants for the post of the Carnival Queen. A vibrant performance with very extraordinary costumes then begins the competition of the \u201cMurgas\u201d. \u2018Murga\u2019 is a piece of popular music and theatrical form that is performed during the carnival season, and Murgas are satire artists who perform songs about current political and world events. Adults, as well as children groups, also compete against their colleagues to convince the audience with their expressiveness. As soon as the winners are chosen, the\u00a0election of the Carnival Queen follows.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fun Fact<\/strong>: The preparations for the queen\u2019s costumes begin right after the previous year\u2019s Carnival! The costumes are so complicated & stupendous that the potential queens cannot take them on or off, on their own!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Following the coronation, the party begins<\/strong> and Tenerife\ndances in bizarre costumes throughout the bustling streets. The theme of Tenerife\u2019s\ncarnival is redefined each year so that no two carnivals will be the same. The\nofficial theme for the 2020 Tenerife Carnival is The Coquette \u201950s!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is an absolute must to dress up for the carnival! because, if\nyou don\u2019t then you will be the odd one out. The people give it their all when\nit comes to making their costumes<\/strong>. However, this doesn\u2019t apply when\nwatching the parades, most locals won\u2019t dress up. It\u2019s mainly for the street\nparties. You can dress as whatever you want, however many people tend to dress\nup in the carnival theme, which is coquette 50\u2019s. the fashion of the \u201950s, go\nas Marilyn Monroe, Grease Lightning, Elvis and other cool outfits associated\nwith this theme! Don\u2019t worry if you don\u2019t have a costume, there are many\nstreet vendors selling costumes, wigs and masks all over the place. Bring your\nwildest ideas to life and enjoy the Tenerife Carnival to the fullest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are in the mood of a relaxing beach holiday <\/span><\/strong><\/a>& hyperactive party by night, Tenerife is the best place to be. If you\u2019re looking for some great deals, just remember Travel Center is just a call, message or email away. So, get packing now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vivid, Rhythmic, Glamour & Glitter, brings out the most bedazzling extravaganza. The Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival is the most outstanding of all the Spanish carnivals! It is the second most popular carnival in the world after Rio and it is famous all over the world for its popular atmosphere. On the night of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":354,"featured_media":15813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/354"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15811"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15815,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15811\/revisions\/15815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}