Examples of Major Bajadas
- In La Palma (Santa Cruz de La Palma) the Fiestas Lustrales de la Bajada de la Virgen de las Nieves every five years.
- In El Hierro, the image of the Virgen de los Reyes moved to Valverde every 4 years.
- In La Gomera (Fiestas Lustrales de la Bajada de la Virgen de Guadelupe) every five years, most recently in 2008, in which a statue of Our Lady of Guadelupe, the patron saint of La Gomera, is brought from the chapel at Puntallana, near San Sebastian de la Gomera, on a celebratory tour of the island.
- In Tenerife, the image of the Virgin of Candelaria (Patron Saint of the Canary Islands) moved to Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Cristóbal de La Laguna every 7 years alternately.
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