El Cotillo Celebrates Canary Islands Day with Maritime and Traditional Activities

The La Oliva City Council and the Cotillo Joven association organized workshops and events that evoked the fishing and cultural roots of the coastal town.

Generic image of a traditional fishing village in the Canary Islands with boats on the sand.
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Generic image of a traditional fishing village in the Canary Islands with boats on the sand.

The coastal town of El Cotillo, in northern Fuerteventura, hosted a series of activities from May 18 to 23, organized by the Culture Department of the La Oliva City Council and the Cotillo Joven association to celebrate Canary Islands Day.

The program, designed to evoke the town's maritime and cultural roots, included an introductory course on the 'bucio' horn call, a tradition linked to assisting with beaching small boats and celebrations.
The festivities began with a talk-workshop on traditional clothing, serving as a prelude to the taifas dance that concluded the Canary Islands Day commemoration. The youngest attendees enjoyed sessions focused on making gofio and cheese balls.
Adult participants had various options, including a natural dyes workshop, a sailor's knots workshop, and a culinary contest named '2nd Chef Master El Cotillo'.
The main day of the celebration, Saturday, saw the El Cotillo square come alive with a traditional market, a talk on the Latin sail, and a large Canarian folk dance that brought the community together.