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1:21 PM · Feb 22, 2022·Twitter Web App

In this Carnival the People fill the street with Talcum Powder.  Interesting considering that Talcum Power has recently been proven to cause cancer.  They cover each other from head to toe in the stuff.  See the dust of it filling the skies…  Also Ironic, considering that the entire area was only recently covered in ASH!!  Also deadly. 

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https://www.guidetocanaryislands.com/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria-carnival/

CARNIVAL LA PALMA FOR 2022

THEME: La Tierra  (EARTH)     

DATES:  February 25 through March 20

Carnival Los Indianos – La Palma, Santa Cruz – Feb 28

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Los Indianos – how the carnival is celebrated on the island of La Palma

One of Spain’s best-loved fiestas, the carnival, is about to take place! Just like every year, it’s a time for colour, music, festivities and above all, having a great time.

They know a lot about this in the Canary Islands, where the carnival has a very important place in their hearts and their traditions.

Today we will be taking a look at a celebration that is perhaps not so well known to the rest of the world: Los Indianos of Santa Cruz, La Palma.

This famous tradition is celebrated on the island of La Palma coinciding with the Carnival Monday, every year since the 19^th century. This celebration commemorates the time when many islanders emigrated to the Americas, then known as Las Indias, specifically to Cuba, in search of a new life and wealth for their families, who eagerly awaited their return home.

On Carnival Monday, the streets of Santa Cruz de La Palma become the alleys of Havana and everyone dresses in white with the traditional clothes from that time, to remember all their ancestors who returned to the island with bags full of riches, ostentatious clothes and of course, tobacco and rum. One of the most striking aspects of the festival is when the locals throw talcum powder at each other to the rhythm of punto cubano, a combination of Cuban and Canary Islands music resulting from the encounter between emigrants and locals back in the 16^th century.

And, we can’t talk about Los Indianos without mentioning their most important character, La Negra Tomasa. This character starts off the party in the morning, simulating the arrival of the boat that transported people who had emigrated to The West Indies to the capital of La Palma, then touring Calle Real and Avenida Los Indianos.

Although the starting time for Los Indianos is officially 12 pm, many people can be seen early in the morning dressed in old-fashioned white clothing, taking a walk around the city or starting the day in a bar with friends and family. After disembarking, the Los Indianos parade moves through the city from Avenida de Los Indianos to the town hall. Once they arrive, after a brief announcement by the local authorities, dances and music begin all over the capital, which won’t stop until dawn.

Los Indianos is probably one of the most unique carnivals in all of Spain, with more than 80,000 people taking part, including locals, neighbours from other islands and cruises that pass by La Palma, intended to coincide with this day.   SOURCE

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Let’s take a closer look at the logo for the Carnival.  Immediately we notice the Palm branches,  we half of a spiral represented by the hair.  It also forms a WAVE.  We see the body of the figure is BLUE…to represent water and marine life/marine law/marine god/mermen and merwomen.  The feet of the figure look more like hooves than human feet. And the forearms look more like crustacean than human. I understand that it is stylized.  I am just stating what I see.  We also see Astrology/Sun, Moon and Stars.  We see Saturn specifically.  So, Saturn worshp/Sun Worship/Fallen Angel Worship/Star Worship.  We see a Fleur de Lei on the head dress or crown, which represents the royal bloodline.  The figure seems to be lifting up the moon/Lunar Calendar/Lunar Event?  It is also lifting up a FISH, once again a nod to life coming from the sea, Maritime Law, worship of the sea.  

The blasphemous and surreal – but very fun – Entierro de la Sardina (Burial of the Sardine)

ORIGIN. The Burial of the Sardine is a celebration with an unknown origin.

Burial of the Sardine is thought to have originated in an old fertility custom symbolizing the burial of winter in early spring.

During the burial of the sardine there are several events like parades, fireworks and the burning of the sardine (a big fish).
There is a big parade with music bands, dancers, dragons, giants, monsters …But the “main course” is a parade of brightly decorated vehicles with a mythological inspiration. About 15-20 people travel on them throwing thousands of toys, balls and some things to the people going crazy in the street.

Originally the funeral procession featured a real sardine, but nowadays it is usually made of wood, plastic, or papier-mâché. It sits in a coffin accompanied by mourners wearing black, many of whom engage in exaggerated displays of grief. The procession winds its way through the streets (with frequent stops at local taverns) and ends at a city square or a local beach. A man dressed up as a cardinal reads a make-believe “last will and testament,” and then the sardine is set on fire, or sometimes thrown into the water or buried in the sand. There may be fireworks and music after the ceremony is over, and the mourners often dance over the burned remains of the sardine. Sometimes canned sardines are handed out to remind people what they should be eating during Lent. After the ceremony is over, people usually attend Ash Wednesday services at their local church, where the priest marks their foreheads with ashes as a symbol of penitence.  Source

Certainly NOT a “Christian” celebration.  The true origin of this event has been obscured along with its meaning and symbology.   It is celebrated throughout Spain.