The town of Teror dresses up this Friday, June 12, to commemorate the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The event is characterized by the creation of over thirty carpets, made with salt, crushed stone, and sawdust, which will adorn the streets of the historic center where the procession will take place after the 7:00 PM mass.

Approximately 400 people, including groups, associations, and individual residents, actively participate in creating these tapestries. The Department of Festivities of the Teror City Council has provided the necessary natural materials for street decoration.

Due to the carpet-making process, Calle Nueva will be closed to traffic from 8:15 PM on Thursday, June 11, until Friday night, after the street cleaning is completed around 10:00 PM. Pedestrian streets will also have decoration restrictions until after the procession.

The procession of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will depart from the Plaza del Pino, passing through various streets of the town such as calle Real de la Plaza, plaza del Muro Nuevo, calle Isaac Domínguez, Calle Nueva, Calle de la Diputación, Calle Iglesia Chica, Calle la Cal, and Alameda Pío XII, where fireworks will be set off, before returning to the Plaza del Pino.

The Councilor for Festivities, Angharad Quintana, highlighted the deep-rooted tradition of these carpets in Teror, which enjoys very high popular participation, even surpassing the tradition of Corpus Christi carpets.

This festival, declared a public holiday in the municipality for over four decades, has its origins in the early 20th century. The tradition of decorating streets with carpets dates back to the arrival of parish priest Juan González Hernández in 1908, who promoted the cult of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The first celebration took place on June 3, 1910, with a mass officiated by Bishop Adolfo Pérez Muñoz and a procession that concluded with fireworks.