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Escola Secundária/3 de Castro Daire 2008/2009 Portuguese Portuguese Christmas Christmas Traditions Traditions Project Socrates Comenius

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Escola Secundária/3 de Castro Daire

2008/2009

Portuguese Portuguese Christmas Christmas TraditionsTraditions

Project Socrates Comenius

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• Christmas is one of the most important festivities in Portugal, that has a great religious character, although the importation of other typical celebrations of countries like England and Germany has contributed to modify the Christmas in Portugal.

• In Portugal Christmas is the feast of the family. On Christmas Portuguese people put the problems away and stay with their parents, grandparents and other relatives.

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Christmas Ornaments and Christmas Ornaments and SymbolsSymbols

• The crib

• Presents

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• Colourful balls

• Christmas Tree

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• Holly

• Star on the top of the Christmas Tree

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““Consoada”-Christmas Consoada”-Christmas suppersupper

On Christmas Eve, 24th December a special Christmas supper is served. It is called the “Consoada”. It is:• Codfish (“bacalhau”), generally cooked with vegetables and potatoes. No meat is eaten on this day. • The dessert: “Rabanadas” (bread fritter), “Filhóses” (pumpkin fritters) and “Aletria” (vermicelli). • Green or red wine with dry fruits (dry nuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, dry figs…)

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Midnight MassMidnight Mass• It’s a religious Christmas celebration at midnight of 24th December. • The aim is to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. • All religious people go to the Church and attend the ceremony. After that they return to their homes where they open the presents. • This mass is also called the mass of the rooster because there is a legend which says that a rooster sang to announce the birth of Jesus Christ.

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Christmas DayChristmas Day• The family gather and have a special meal:

- A Christmas lunch or supper varies according to the region of the country.

- The foreign customs have imposed stuffed or baked turkey.

-Once again the traditional desserts like the ones mentioned before have an important role.

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““Bolo Rei”Bolo Rei”• “Bolo Rei” is a circular cake with dry fruits which

was eaten on the 6th of January. But nowadays it is eaten on Christmas eve and Christmas day.

• Inside of the cake you could find a small gift and a broad bean but nowadays they are forbidden. If someone found the first, it was seen as a sign of good luck. The person who found the broad bean had to buy the next “bolo rei”.

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Work done by:

•Diogo Carvalhas 10ºA

•Joana Louro 10ºA

•Rafael Carvalho 10ºA