The Virgin of Fatima in La Punta
![Mass for the Virgin of Fatima, La Punta, la palma](http://lapalmaisland.sheilacrosby.com/uploaded_images/tijarafe/fatima42b.jpg)
Mass for the Virgin of Fatima, La Punta
Last night I went to the fiesta for The Virgin of Fatima in La Punta, in the municipality of Tijarafe. Things didn't go according to plan (see my personal blog, but I had a good time.
![Procession for the Virgin of Fatima, La Punta, la palma](http://lapalmaisland.sheilacrosby.com/uploaded_images/tijarafe/fatima46b.jpg)
Procession
La Punta is just a hamlet. Like most small villages, the main annual fiesta is the saint's day of the village's patron saint. Practically all such fiestas include a special mass and a procession with the statue of the saint, and so did this one.
![Living Picture for the Virgin of Fatima, La Punta, la palma](http://lapalmaisland.sheilacrosby.com/uploaded_images/tijarafe/fatima29b.jpg)
Living Picture
Most fiestas include something else, which varies from village to village. Tijarafe town all told me that there wasn't anything else at La Punta, but they had a living picture, which someone gave a short speech in honour of the Virgin.
![Fireworks for the Virgin of Fatima, La Punta, la palma](http://lapalmaisland.sheilacrosby.com/uploaded_images/tijarafe/fatima57b.jpg)
Fireworks
And then we had fireworks. Rather good ones in my opinion, considering the size of the place.
![Dance for the Virgin of Fatima, La Punta, la palma](http://lapalmaisland.sheilacrosby.com/uploaded_images/tijarafe/fatima81b.jpg)
The Dance Floor
And the dance was just getting started as I left. I had to get up this morning. Since they have today off work they probably partied until 2 am at least.
Labels: fiestas, la punta, tijarafe, Virgin of Fatima
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