Envite league between the villages of the municipality
On Thursday 8 October at 18:00 the envite league between the villages of Candelaria is played. Envite is a Canarian card game built on bluffing and spoken bets, and during the fiestas it works as much as a meeting point between neighbourhoods as a competition. It is the first act after the sporting weekend, and it leads into the main days of the programme.
After the sporting weekend the fiestas slow down and turn inwards. On Thursday 8 October at 18:00 the envite league between the villages of the municipality is played, a competition that sets the different settlements of Candelaria against each other.
Envite is a deeply Canarian card game: it is played in pairs, out loud, and a good part of each hand consists of making your opponent believe something that is not true. For a visitor it is one of the most recognisable scenes of a village fiesta. The programme does not state the exact venue for this event, so it is worth checking the Candelaria town hall channels in the days beforehand.