Teror Noche de Finaos 2023

The Teror City Council celebrates the ‘Noche de los finaos’ on Friday, November 3, starting at 20:00 in the José Hernández park, next to the Las Dominicas convent. Taste roasted chestnuts, liqueurs, and traditional sweets. All of this, accompanied by the music of the ‘Parranda El Pajullo’ and ‘Araguaney’, as well as a playarea and children’s activities for the little ones, by “El Gato Animaciones”.

The event will be led by the writer and disseminator of Canarian culture Juan Carlos Saavedra, who will set the scene with narratives and protagonists this tradition around the Day of the dead people.

The ‘Noche de los finaos de Teror’ will begin with the music of the Parranda El Pajullo, at the same time you can taste roasted and sweet chestnuts and, for the little ones, there will be playful workshops set in this tradition. The group ‘Araguaney’ will perform second, closing the evening around 23:00.

“An event to serve as a meeting to remember our tradition of the Finaos (deceased), in which in the past family, neighbours, and friends met as a way of coexistence on a peculiar night, sharing the seasonal fruits, such as chestnuts, walnuts, corn, local apples… and also accompanied by anise and honey rum. All of this, in the cozy surroundings of José Hernández Park.

On this occasion, the grounds of La Marina, located in the San Matías area, next to the El Mesón Club, will be opened to the public.
Access to the ‘Noche de los finaos’ in José Hernández Park is free and, in case of rain, the event would be moved to the Plaza de Sintes, under the covered area of the tent.