CANARY April Fairs: Insult to the intelligence of the canary
This year, we were surprised by the news spread, April Fair in our islands. However, since we're getting used, because this phenomenon has been repeated in recent years.
The origin of the April Fair, dating from the late eighteenth century, organized by Narciso Bonaplata (Catalan) and José María de Ybarra (Basque) drafted a proposal that led to the council asking to be permitted for 19 days , 20 and 21 April to hold an annual fair. We are speaking from his home, an artificial holiday, and since 1920 when it begins to look like the current concept of Feria de Abril. Therefore, it is a "tradition" that has barely a century.
In the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is celebrated this year the third edition of the April, on 16, 17 and 18 in the Plaza Santa Catalina. But not confined to that city this conclusion, it seems that in other places as Maspalomas Gran Canaria Galdar, seconded the example of the capital city. In the era of cultural cuts, with the Museo Canario on the verge of closing, the capital's City Hall lends its financial support for a foreign holding. In addition, the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, choose to be European capital in 2016. We wonder to this question, can a city that despises the local culture, being cultural capital? We can not boast of a city open to all cultures, whether the politicians who run the institutions, a clear cultural racism practiced our most ancient culture.
In La Laguna, are on their second edition, this time in style, in the Plaza del Cristo. Last year, was held in La Cuesta, 17 and 18 April, a festival without any popular demand, last year was promoted by the dancer Luillier González.
This phenomenon is not confined to the central islands, as also the English holiday boom, financed with money from the Canary people, has come to Lanzarote. San Bartolomé de Ajei, there will be another show to be held April 15, 16, 17 and 18.
believe that There is no need, to promote a festival, which has no roots and demand in the Canary Islands, and also no history in itself, we also believe that there are traditions canary much richer, older and more sense than holding a cattle fair of the century Seville.
Given these facts, we express our rejection of these events and celebrations publicly supported. We consider an insult to the intelligence of the canaries, promoting foreign holidays by the institutions, irrespective of these demand and popular roots, while canaries deprives students of a specific area of \u200b\u200bthe Canary Islands completing their studies without having studied history, geography or ethnography Canary and without these institutions, no interest in encouraging, much less fund cultural initiatives in the Canaries.
This imposition of disparate parties to the idiosyncrasy and the Canarian culture, seems an attitude typical of the Franco regime, using the center of our towns and cities, resulting in a direct and violent assault against our identity.
We only have to appeal to the Canarian people to reflection, criticism and action. To reject the acculturation españolista deliberately perpetrated against our people and also using our money.
defend culture CANARIA! Refuse
April Fair PAID WITH OUR MONEY!
Inekaren Organization, Youth Organization Azarug
April 14, 2010
Canary