30 May is a public holiday across the entire archipelago. It is the national day of the Canary Islands — not a frozen institutional symbol, but a living celebration of canariedad.
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Why 30 May?
30 May 1983: first session of the Canarian Parliament in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, presided over by Pedro Guerra Cabrera, following the Statute of Autonomy of 1982. The date symbolises the archipelago's political autonomy and the unity of its eight islands.
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How it is celebrated
- Traditional costume — traje de mago for men (white trousers, waistcoat, hat), wide skirt, embroidered blouse and shawl for women
- Music — timple, chácaras, drums; dances including isa, folía, sorondongo and taifa
- Romerías — festive processions with decorated floats, local food (gofio, papas arrugadas, sheep's cheese, local wine)
- Guanche sports — demonstrations of lucha canaria (Canarian wrestling) and ancestral games
Chronologie
1983
30 May : first session of the Canarian Parliament in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, presided over