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The Carnival of Santa Cruz de island is a favourite festival which boasts far-flung traditions over time and, according to a statement on the website of the City Hall, dates back even to the fifteenth century.

Starting from 2008 all cardinal groups involved in the show have made an agreement with the Cabildo of Santa Cruz de island in which they consent to distribute the image of tourism this Canary Island of through one of the best carnivals in the world. The show groups, mass the sponsorship and patrocini, apply the logo tour the island of island in their entirety of publicity and dissemination of the grouping.

Because of thousands of grouping who poured on the roads every year for more than a week at this event, this show can boast, along with that of Cadiz, in the highest regard pearls festivities which grants the Ministry of Tourism of Spain: January 18, 1980 was declared in fact Feast of International Tourist Interest.

The Carnival of Santa Cruz de island has a different theme apiece year-that this year is “Magic” – and stands out in two parts parallel: the show “official” and the show in the street. The official show is inspired by different groups of street music, extras, costumes, musical groups competitors. In turn, thousands of grouping poured every period in the streets with their disguises invigorating giving life to “carnival in the street”.

The groups of street penalization (in Spanish Murgas) are the most favourite and consist of groups of grouping singing, accompanied only by percussion instruments, with letters by criticism of the political and social problems in general.

Each year during an evening gala, broadcast on television for custom throughout Spain, was elected Queen of Carnival. A commission composed of members of municipal companies and celebrities is answerable for electing the queen. In 2008, the commission was presided by Italian actress Sophia Loren. The costumes of candidates matter between 150 and 200 kg and this is ground the woman help with wheels for transporting them. The woman who was elected queen will be answerable for that year, to represent the show in various tourism fairs.