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Folk tale. The Rooster of Barcelos is sold as a souvenir from Portugal. The folk tale of the rooster of Barcelos, [1] tells the story of a dead rooster's miraculous intervention in proving the innocence of a man who had been falsely convicted and sentenced to death. The story is associated with the 17th-century calvary that is part of the ...
Pages in category "Portuguese folklore". The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Que Viene el Coco (1799) by Goya. The Coco or Coca (also known as the Cucuy, Cuco, Cuca, Cucu, Cucuí or El-Cucuí) is a mythical ghost -like monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in Spain and Portugal. Those beliefs have also spread in many Hispanophone and Lusophone countries.
The Portuguese participate in many cultural activities, indulging their appreciation of art, music, drama, and dance. Portugal has a rich traditional folklore (Ranchos Folclóricos), with great regional variety. Many cities and towns have a museum and a collection of ancient monuments and buildings.
Portuguese scholar Isabel Cárdigos classified the tale in the Portuguese Folktale Catalogue as type 403A, Portuguese: O Herói Louva a sua Irmã perante o Rei (The Wishes), lit. 'Hero Praises His Sister before the King', albeit lacking a brother for the heroine.
Pages in category "Portuguese legendary creatures". The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Pages in category "Portuguese mythology". The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Portuguese scholar Isabel Cárdigos classified the tale in the Portuguese Folktale Catalogue as type 438, Portuguese: A Filha da Rosa, lit. 'The Daughter of the Rose', being its only variant. [2] A similar type is attested in the Spanish Folktale Catalogue established by Hispanists Julio Camarena and Maxime Chevalier ( fr ), under a new tale ...