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Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula in 1157. Afonso had already won many victories over the Moors. At the beginning of his reign the religious fervor which had sustained the Almoravid dynasty was rapidly subsiding; in Portugal independent Moorish chiefs ruled over cities and petty taifa states, ignoring the central government; in Africa the Almohades were destroying the remnants of the ...
Festa de São João do Porto (English: Festival of St John of Porto) is a festival during Midsummer, on the night of 23 June (Saint John's Eve), in the city of Porto, in the north of Portugal, as thousands of people come to the city centre and more traditional neighborhoods to pay a tribute to Saint John the Baptist, in a party that mixes sacred and profane traditions.
It is a time of celebration that symbolizes rejuvenation and the beginning of a new cycle, both in nature and in social life. A large part of these festivities, which still exist in small towns in Portugal and Spain, are particularly popular during the period known as the “Cycle of the 12 days”, which runs from Christmas to the Epiphany ...
العربية; Aragonés; Asturianu; Azərbaycanca; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Cymraeg; Dansk; Deutsch; Ελληνικά; Español; Esperanto
There are also festivals of Moros y Cristianos in Spanish America. [1] [2] 'Parading' Moorish ships along the beach of Villajoyosa, 2008 The parades in Villena brings together the largest number of participants and music bands. The festivals represent the capture of the city by the Muslims and the subsequent Christian reconquering fight.
The Castle of Santa Maria da Feira is a Portuguese castle in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, district of Aveiro.Emblematic of Portuguese medieval military architecture, the Castle of Santa Maria da Feira is one of the monuments that best reflects the diversity of defenses used during the Middle Ages, having been instrumental in the process of Reconquista and autonomy of the County of ...
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Salon Medieval: Oxford Renaissance Festival Dorchester Fairgrounds, 4939 Hamilton Rd, Dorchester, ON N0L 1G6 Village of Wolvercote in the 1560s. 2013 6 stages, indoor pub. Free parking, open rain or shine One weekend near the end of June Oxford Renaissance Festival: Cooks Creek Medieval Festival Cooks Creek, Manitoba, Church of the Immaculate ...