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Real Name: António Manuel Veríssimo Vieira
Lives In: Ponta Delgada, PT
Member Since: Jul 09, 2004
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Local Customs: Romarias
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  • Updated by Avieira67 on Feb 27, 2005
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    • A group of men from each village go on foot in a pilgrimage through the whole island for a week.
    Period: from the end of carnival till the end of Easter.

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    Local Customs: Festa do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres
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    • Festival of Senhor Santo Cristo is the biggest religious festivity of the archipelago, and mobilizes thousands of people from all the islands and from all over the world, primarily Portuguese immigrants living abroad (namely Canada and USA).
    This festival takes place in the city of Ponta Delgada and it is commemorated annually on the fifth Sunday after Easter.
    The statue of Senhor Santo Cristo goes through a procession in the streets of Ponta Delgada, being then taken to the Esperança convent.
    This festival has, besides the religious component, a profane one, with fairs, exhibitions, and the traditional “tasquinhas” where one can get something to eat and drink.

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    Local Customs: Festas do Divino Espírito Santo
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    • Holy Spirit Festivities are celebrated in all islands, commencing with Pentecostal Sunday and many Sundays following it, differ in characteristics from island to island and town to town. The similarities are, the “Grande Coroação”, (Great Crowning) and the distribution of food especially the “Sopas do Império”, (Imperial Soup), as tradition dictates.

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    Comments for Avieira67 about Ilha de São Miguel
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    mfas2000 Tue Aug 25, 2009 09:29 UTC
     The island looks very interesting    		mircaskirca Thu Aug 13, 2009 18:00 UTC
     As fotos de Sete Cidades estão muito bonitas, António! Ahhh, saudades! Acho que conheço aquela menina na ultima foto ;)) Haha, so agora que vi as fotos de Caldeira Velha tambem :)
    jorgejuansanchez Sun May 4, 2008 10:03 UTC
     Magnificos tips! Lastima que no olhe a tua pagina cuando estive nas Azores! Mas es melhor tarde que nunca.    		36waterfalls Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:03 UTC
     Absolutely stunning page! Very good 'off the beaten path' tips...
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