The guided route through the hamlet, featuring reenactments of traditional life, will be the main highlight of a day aimed at showcasing the heritage of the midlands
The day will begin on Saturday the 17th at 9am with the III Quick Painting Contest “Rincones de Taucho”, to capture, through painting, the essence of the landscape, traditional homes, and the small details that make up the rural environment. Throughout the day, there will also be tafeña workshops, exhibitions of the Canary Island stick fighting, musical performances, and various activities for all ages. Additionally, attendees can enjoy a display of Canary Islands craftsmanship.
This coming Saturday, May 17th, the Adeje neighborhood of Taucho will celebrate the fourteenth edition of the Ethnographic Days, with rural architecture as the central theme. Organised by local residents in partnership with Adeje Town Hall, these days have become a model of recovery and dissemination of the municipality’s historical heritage. The activity is free and open to all interested parties. The full programme is available on the municipal website adeje.es and in English on the Adeje Town Hall blog, www.townhall.adeje.es.
The main focus of the day will be a guided route through the hamlet, where scenes of daily life as it was lived decades ago are reconstructed. On that day, participants will be seen dressed in traditional attire, recreating old trades and domestic tasks such as making gofio, transporting water, raising animals, or working in the orchard. This reenactment is carried out with the collaboration of the Rural Development Agent, Juan Antonio Jorge Peraza, as well as the involvement of local residents, members of the Imoque Cultural Association, and the Adeje Senior Citizens’ association.
This initiative is coordinated by the Municipal Archive under the direction of the councillor Epifanio Díaz Hernández, who emphasised that “rural architecture is more than just a construction; it is a way of understanding the territory, culture, and tradition. These days are a way of thanking those who have cared for this legacy and contributing to the transmission of values to new generations.” In addition to his department of Good Governance the programme has been designed with the assistance of the Heritage and Seniors departments, led by Desiderio Afonso Ruiz and Carmen Lucía Rodríguez del Toro, respectively.
The day will begin on Saturday the 17th at 9am with the III Quick Painting Contest “Rincones de Taucho”, to capture, through painting, the essence of the landscape, traditional homes, and the small details that make up the rural environment. Throughout the day, there will also be tafeña workshops, exhibitions of the Canary Island stick fighting, musical performances, and various activities for all ages. Additionally, attendees can enjoy a display of Canary Islands craftsmanship.
One of the most emotional moments of the day is expected to be the tribute to several local residents who have contributed to preserving local architecture and customs, passing down their knowledge and respect for the environment from generation to generation. The day will culminate around 2.30pm with a musical performance by the Imoque Cultural Association