FOLK SAINTSSantos Populares

POLAND,June 2013

St. Anthony Santo António

Born on 15/08/1195 in Lisbon, and died on 06/13/1231 in Padua.

This day is a municipal holiday in Lisbon, celebrated on June 13.

St. Anthony is known as the matchmaker.

The city's festivities are marked by popular marches, weddings de St. Anthony, with the celebration of different marriages together.

St. Anthony is celebrated in the streets of Lisbon, gracing the homes and historic neighborhoods with flying colors and placing the basil in windows.

Tradition says that on the day of St. Anthony, to eat sardines and green soup.

St. JohnSão João

In Portugal, the Day of Saint John is celebrated in several localities in Portugal, but the bigger is in Porto, where the 24th of June is a municipal holiday.

The basil is a symbol of the party, as well as the colorful plastic hammers, used by people to knock (gently) on the heads of others.

The hot air balloons made of paper are other attractions that illuminate the skies on the night.In gastronomy, festivities are only complete with sardines, bread, green soup, pepper and wine.

The festival focuses on the historic Porto, with thousands of people walking the streets and seeing the fireworks launched by the river Douro, on the shores of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.

St. PeterSão Pedro

The St. Peter's Day is celebrated in Portugal on 29 June.

The night of June 29 to 28, people take to the streets, sing, dance and eat sardines around campfires, in an environment where rapidly goes status unknown accomplice to socialize the night in mirth.

The population decorating the streets with various colors and sweet basil. Popular dances and marches are organized in the streets and the music is always present.

In gastronomy, the sardines, the pepper, bread, green soup and wine are the main elements of the party.

FOLK SAINTS IN APPC Santos Populares na APPC

Started in 2011 to celebrate the popular saints in the APPC with a great feast called “Arraial”.

As our neighborhood is St. Peter celebrated the popular saint on the eve of June 29th!

Joined clients, families, employees and partners of the institution in open day to all the local community.

Fun and joy are assure, as well sardines, sweet basil and good sangria!

Joins the dance is also a small fair of products made by our learners and cast lots to several raffles.

Every year we had over 300 people to party with us!