2011-01-20
Festa das Fogaceiras
Santa Maria da Feira boasts one of the prettiest castles in Portugal and also plays host to the Festa das Fogaceiras. On this day young people dressed in white carry breads and cakes on their heads in decorated baskets.
The Festa das Fogaceiras is undertaken in order to fulfil a vow made by
St Sebastian in the 16th century during a serious epidemic, and the
Saint can be invoked to ward off and help cure infectious diseases. So
if you're not feeling too well, bread hats (fogaças) are the order of the day!
When: 20 Jan 2011
Where: Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
From: whatsonwhen.com
Photo: obazaar.blogspot.com
last modification: 2011-01-03
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