ANTERO DE ALDA Northeast of TRÁS-OS-MONTES
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The boys' festival
Miranda do Douro
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«At carnival people make some monkey business and people give them a big laughter.»
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People celebrate a night of entertainment in honour of St. John´s Evangelist, the village patron from December 27th to 28th.
The boys, eager for entertainment, mark the day around a huge bonfire, which still emits smoke in the village´s square.
So, just after dawn, they dress the Carocho with a leather mask, a bunge of lines, in their necks and a huge wooden fork for gathering the smoked ham or to make the village girls fall.
Old mouth-organ players, drum and fraita (shepherd flute made from wood) players and dancers with their hats decorated with roses gathered around.
Fábia story
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In Constantim, a small village near Miranda, women are held. Júlia is an expert in cookink beans stews and Felisbina Rosa in making teas. Fábia Gonçalves is 78 years old. She was already been on Television: her speciality is baking delicious cakes. After 6 months of marriage she was widowed and was also pregnant. Her husband died launching a rocket party. At 'S. João Evangelista' festivities she accepts and gets lupins and olives. She pays the 'Pauliteiros' to dance at her door, but she doesn't want the rocket to be launched as tradition says. She raised her son alone. Many men wanted to marry her, but she never wanted anyone else. She says: «I'm the most honest widow in my village». Almost on entirely life dressed in black! |
Boys' Festival, Constantim MIRANDA DO DOURO
Miranda yê la mie tiêrra
People of Miranda do Douro
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