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Other popular celebrations are the Fiesta de la Virgen de Candelaria , the patron of the Villa de Moya, which takes place on the 2 nd February. In Fontanales, the inhabitants also celebrate the Fiestas en Honor a San Bartolomé the Apostle , who is invoked to protect the soil. Since the XVIIth century, Fontanales has celebrated this festivity and people from everywhere on the island meet here on the 24 th August every year to join in the Romería . The feast of San Judás Tadeo, the co-patron of the municipality, is celebrated.
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