Tradicional party of Los Carneros (The sheep)

Los carneros is tradicional party of the carnivals in the Island of El Hierro, concretely in the town of Frontera. The end of this party in to finish the evening without being painted by bitumen by Los Carneros. Los carneros are people of the town who dress in skins of goat and the body and the head is covered in order that the others do not recognize them, in addition they take to be heard when they run.

The party consist of the fact that the people, so much those of the town as the tourists, remain for Tigaday’s street (central Street of the town of Frontera) hoping that Los Carneros appears in the distance running and it when the party begins. Everybody starts running in the streets of the town fleeing of Los Carneros nor to be painted, but the have to be attentive to the sounds of the bell because it will inform you when one of them approaches there. If some carnero paint your whole face with bitumen that they take in his horns.

In this party Los Carneros will do everything possible to catch, so you do not flee when you see them nearby, like for example: the boys are taken by the shirt ande often they remain without them, also they meet you on a rod in the legs in order that you stop running or intimidate you between several carneros in order thet for you it is difficult to flee.





Realized for Ainara Toledo Martín