Party! Today's St. John's day and he is the guardian of Porto, so that means party in the previous night. And the typical party usually involves: these plants that you see in the picture, called manjericos, that smell lovely when you touch them; grilled sardines (Kimananda doesn't like sardines! so there's meat for her, if she wants ;) and peppers; plastic hammers to hit people in the heads with; some kind of nasty smelling plant called alho-porro that you rub into other people's faces (it's a little aggressive this party, lol); wonderful paper balloons that get thrown in the air with a flame inside; fireworks and firecrackers; popular music and dancing in the street, bonfires to jump....and lots of people!
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Party!!!!!!Sounds like a wonderful time!..I wonder what the origin of having a bunch of leaves stuffed in your face is all about?
sounds fun.. n an aggressive party?? wow all the more fun he he
Fun! i just finished reading a book by a woman from Portugal called "Silent Partner" . He name is Dina Matos.
Niall: I have no idea, probably just a teaser, like the plastic hammers.
Diyadear: It's mostly friendly but some people get angry at being hit in the head repetitively. No wonder...
Holychaos: Really? I don't think I ever heard of her. You are a voracious reader :)
eh? plant, fish, meat and all is alright. but where are the drinks? :D
Dharmabum: Oops, my mistake - the drink of preference would be wine, of course! :)
Ooh I think you have to put your photojournalist hat on and take pictures of these party people.
Where is this big signing Liverpool were supposedley going to make in the past 2 weeks!?
So Wimbledon has started...do you have a favourite?
I want Roddick to win because he looks like Stifler from 'American Pie'.
it sounds like so much fun. Party for me.
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FB: I didn't take my camera, sadly, because it's not good at night.
The transfer market has been quiet, hasn't it? Especially since Abramovitch closed his wallet lol.
I don't have a favourite in Wimbledon - did you see the 2nd part of Moya vs. Henman today? It was great! And Roddick is much better looking than that, my female opinion ;)
Day: Well, S.Joao is gone now, but on friday there's S. Pedro ;)
I have to say, by comparison to...well, everywhere else, our holidays are so bland and boring!
I'd love to know how all the customs came to be...why a flame in a balloon? What does it all mean?
Ooooh, party time. Have fun, party hard, and stay safe.
Take care, Meow
Stephanie: I really don't know where all of that comes from, it's simply tradition and we follow it. The balloon is quite simple: it's a paper balloon, like those common in Asia I think, and there has to be a flame inside so it inflates and flies. It's so beautiful to see all those balloons in the air :)
Meow: Will do :)
It sounds like Santo Antonio (except for the hammers), in which case, I'll do just fine with some chorico and caldo verde (and maybe, just maybe, it's time to get myself a PT keyboard...it looks funny without the accents!)
Kim: Yes, it's similar but there's no hammers or alho porro in Sto. Antonio. I can't believe I forgot about caldo verde - it was delicious, especially because it was so cold at night. The coldest S.Joao night I can remember (just to be solidary I'm not using accents ;)
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