Organization:Church of the Guanche People
 The church's official symbol | |
| Formation | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Type | Guanche ethnic neopaganism |
| Headquarters | San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain ). |
Region | Canary Islands, Spain |
| Website | Church of the Guanche People |
The Church of the Guanche People (Spanish: Iglesia del Pueblo Guanche) is a religious organisation, founded in 2001 in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain . It aims to perpetuate and spread the traditional religion of the ancient Guanche people.[1]
In 2008, the Church had approximately 300 members.[2] The Church of the Guanche People is included in the studies of minority religions in the Canary Islands.[3]
It was founded by a group of Canarian devotees of the goddess Chaxiraxi.[4] The Church of the Guanche People performed baptisms and weddings according to what they know of Guanche custom. On 2002, a wedding held in accordance with purported Guanche rites took place on the island of Tenerife—a practice not observed for several centuries since the Spanish domination of the archipelago.[5]
The Church of the Guanche People has its own liturgical calendar, which officially begins with the first celebration of Achu n Magek in 2001. According to this system, this is the year I of the Guanche New Age. 2018 would therefore be the year 18 on this calendar.[6]
The Church of the Guanche People is a modern pagan religious body representing Canarian Neopaganism.[7]
See also
- Kemetism
- Hellenism
- Germanic Heathenism
References
- ↑ La Iglesia del Pueblo Guanche. Consideraciones metodológicas. Gobierno de Canarias.
- ↑ Martin, Veronica (2008). 5% of Canarians profess a minority religion (Un 5% de canarios profesa una religión minoritaria), La Opinión de Tenerife newspaper, 3 October.
- ↑ Religiones entre continentes. Minorías religiosas en Canarias. Editado por la Universidad de La Laguna
- ↑ La Iglesia del Pueblo Guanche. Consideraciones metodológicas. Gobierno de Canarias.
- ↑ La Iglesia del Pueblo Guanche. Consideraciones metodológicas. Gobierno de Canarias.
- ↑ Religiones entre continentes. Minorías religiosas en Canarias. Editado por la Universidad de La Laguna
- ↑ La Iglesia del Pueblo Guanche. Consideraciones metodológicas. Gobierno de Canarias.
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