A land that lies

Before the party, many hands

A full table starts long before people sit down. On the visit of the Museum to Gondiães in 2012, the bread was already ready when the dawn of the popes began. Cooking the ribs, enjoying the cooking water and adding the white corn flour were part of a collective work.

Then came another care: to distribute. A rod helped to space the food sets; each group divided the food among the participants. The measure organized the table, but the meeting was between people.

Note how these two accounts go from preparation to sharing. The legend of St. Sebastian belongs to the memory of the feast; it does not establish a documented date for its origin.

• The popes begin before dawnWhite corn and ribs in a party kitchen.
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• A stick measures sharingAt the Feast of Popes, serving is also a ritual.
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The path is also part of

To know a pilgrimage, we can look at small gestures. A report of 1886 on Saint Bartholomew of Cavez describes women carrying shoes in their hand. The object accompanied the journey, even when it was not footwear: a clue to think about the use and conservation of things. In Outeiro, the municipal presentation highlights Santa Maria, Senhora da Livração e Senhor do Livramento among the pilgrimages. Reading brings together names and territory, without indicating a schedule. Compare the two sources: one preserves a historical scene; the other presents traditions of the parish. None of them allows the completion of the date, route or conditions of a next edition.

• # To Rome with the punches in his hand #Wearing shoes wasn't always wearing them.
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• Three names in the calendar of devotionThe pilgrimages also help to know Outeiro.
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Fairs, games and voices

There are other ways to arrange a meeting. In 1758, the Abbot of Faia described fairs at different points in the municipality: his testimony is not a list of events held only in Faia. References to months, days and duration help to understand how this historical calendar was organized.

Centuries later, the local presentation of the Eagles of Painzela brings together football, Swedish, mesh and regional folk music songs. Trade, game and music offer different perspectives on community life.

Choose one of these stories and look for who you were, to do what and at what time. To prepare an exit today, go from memory to schedule and see the source of each event.

• The year was also counted by the fairsThe Abbot of Faia left a calendar that went beyond the parish.
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• A parish is also playing and singingThe Eagles of Painzela add associative life to local history.
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