- Baile de romeros
Folk dance of the romería, in traditional dress
- Batallas de Tamasite y el Cuchillete
The 1740 battles against English corsairs
- Carroza
Decorated float in the romería
- Comisión de fiestas
The volunteers who organise the festivities
- Engalanamiento
Decorating the streets and square before the festival
- Ermita
Small country church or chapel
- Fiestas Juradas
Festivities vowed by oath, in Tuineje for San Miguel
- Fiestas patronales
The village's patron saint festivities
- Finaos
All Saints' evening when the dead are remembered
- Agrupación folclórica
Traditional music and dance group in costume
- Asalto musical
Surprise burst of live music
- Baile de cuerdas
Folk dance to live guitars and timple
- Baile de taifas
Traditional dance where couples take the floor in turns
- Batalla de gallos
Freestyle rap battle, no animals involved
- Batucada
Drum group parading through the streets
- Diana floreada
Dawn musical parade through the streets
- Folía
Slow, lyrical Canarian folk song
- Isa
The liveliest and most widespread Canarian dance
- Baraja
Card games with the Spanish deck
- Batel
Small traditional boat
- Bola canaria
Traditional game similar to bowls
- Carrera de cintas
Horseback game: catch a ribbon at a gallop
- Carrera de sacos
Sack race
- Cinquillo
Card game: start from the fives and build runs
- Cucaña
Greasy pole to cross or climb for a prize
- El Tartaneo
Homemade cart race down a dirt slope
- Envite
Canarian team card game of raises and signals
- Asadero
Open-air community barbecue
- Baifo
Canarian for young goat
- Brindis
A toast offered to everyone present
- Cabrito
Kid goat, the island's signature meat
- Chocolatada
Hot chocolate for everyone
- Churros
Fried dough sticks dipped in hot chocolate
- Enyesque
Snack to go with a drink
- Frangollo
Canarian sweet of cornmeal and milk
- Gofio
Toasted grain flour, a staple of Canarian cooking
- Chiringuito
Open-air bar kiosk
- Concurso de disfraces
Fancy dress contest
- Escala en Hi-Fi
Show night where local talent takes the stage
- Fiesta de la espuma
Foam party
- Fiesta del agua
Water party
- Ginkana
Course of games and challenges
- Hinchables
Bouncy castles for children
- Madrugada
The small hours, between midnight and dawn
- Mercadillo
Open-air market
- Aljibe
Rainwater cistern
- Apañada
The round-up of free-roaming goats
- Corral del concejo
The pound for animals caught in other people's fields
- Gambuesa
Large stone pen where free-roaming goats are gathered
- Gavia
Embanked field that traps rainwater
- Horno de cal
Kiln where stone was burnt to make lime
- Malpaís
Old lava field of rough black rock
- Mancomún
Common grazing land for free-roaming goats
- Molino y molina
The windmills that ground gofio