Tenada

Finally, I ended and hanged my first serious webpage on the internet. The page can be viewed at www.tenada.es under firefox 3.0 / IE 8.0, according to my tests.

First of all, the spanish word "tenada" refers to an old building to store the grass and food for the cows. This building was used in the past by people from León and Asturias (Northern provinces of Spain).

Now, this word has been taken for more than 17 years to refer to a folk band composed for more than 30 dancers and quite a few musicians. They all keep the Leonese tradition alive by means of dancing, playing instruments and singing. They preserve the songs of old that are being lost through the years, since old people do not transmit them to the new generations. Besides, they investigate and put together old works, old costumes and old traditions aiming for a better understanding of the leonese society, and maintaining the integrity and identity of the old lifestyle adopted long ago.

Technically, the page has everything they need to start out on the internet. News, events, pictures and contact info. Moreover, the control is taken by them and not by me (The webmaster) when it comes to update news or upcoming events. Now, I am working on extending the functionality, specifically creating a mailing list where you can input your e-mail and receive notifications.

I have learnt a lot (PHP, server-side scripting, java scripting and domain related stuff), and I feel a bit proud of it. Hope you enjoy it folks! I've contributed to the Net, at last!