This weekend they’re holding the second biggest livestock fair on the island, at San Isidro, in Breña Alta. (The biggest is San Antonio del Monte, in June). People bring their animals, and there are prizes for the best milk cow, best bull, best goat, etc. Most of the animals are tied up in big field while they wait for the judging, and you can go around admiring them. (I hope someone brings them water later.)
It starts off with a procession which brings the statue of the saint from the church to the fairground at 9 am on Saturday. The priest blesses the animals at noon, and they have a competition to see which bulls can drag a heavy load the fastest at 4 pm. During the day there’s a drawing competition for the children, and a wheelbarrow race at 1 pm. At 9 pm on Saturday night they’ll be a dance in the village square.
On Sunday, there’s a cycle race at noon and a horse race at 7pm. And later, a procession takes the statue of the saint back to the church at about 9pm, followed by a mystery play and fireworks.
