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Portugal Day: Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas: National Day. Commemorates the death of national poet Luís de Camões in 1580. 1 July: Autonomous Region of Madeira and Madeiran Communities Day: Dia da Região Autónoma da Madeira e das Comunidades Madeirenses: Only celebrated in Madeira. [2] [3] [4] 15 August ...
Portugal Day, officially Portugal Day, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities (Portuguese: Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas), is the national day of Portugal celebrated annually on 10 June. It is one of the public holidays in Portugal and celebrated by Portuguese people throughout the world.
In 2014, with the holiday falling on Saturday, the city received over half-million visitors in a single night, as Saint Peter Festival marks the end of the Santos Populares celebrations in Portugal. In 2015, it was transmitted live nationwide for the first time, by Porto Canal. [3] In 2016, the channel kept broadcasting the event.
The Fall River Day of Portugal celebration returns to the Gates of the City on June 6-9, featuring local and international music acts and tons of food.
NEW YORK - For the first time ever, the Day of Portugal will be celebrated in the iconic Times Square in New York City. Led by O Valor do Tempo group, proprietor of ‘The Fantastic World of the ...
Held between November 29 and December 7, [1] they celebrate the old traditions and camaraderie of the inhabitants of Guimarães, predominantly among its students. [2] The first known literary reference to the Nicolinas dates from 1664, the year after the construction [ 3 ] of the Chapel of St. Nicholas in Guimarães, [ 4 ] although historical ...
The day, instituted within the Third Portuguese Republic does not correspond to the Portugal's creation: some suggest that day was 24 June 1128, the day that Afonso Henriques defeated his adversaries in Guimarães, while another thesis supported 24 July 1137, when this nobleman defeat the Moors at the Battle of Ourique.
Located at 58 Crapo St., Casa da Saudade will be holding several events to celebrate the Day of Portugal, which have been planned by Dr. Irene Amaral, who oversees the branch.