“Presépio” (Christmas Nativity) For the great majority of Christians, Christmas means the birth of Jesus. Thus placing the Christmas Nativity (Crib) under the Christmas tree is one of the most common Christmas traditions. The same recreates the birth of the...
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“Presépio” (Christmas Nativity) For the great majority of Christians, Christmas means the birth of Jesus. Thus placing the Christmas Nativity (Crib) under the Christmas tree is one of the most common Christmas traditions. The same recreates the birth of the boy Jesus in a stable. Normally, it is constituted by 6 main figures (Maria, Jose, boy Jesus, and the 3 Magi - Gaspar, Baltazar and Belchior). “Pai Natal” (Santa Claus) Virtually all children believe in Santa Claus, a chubby, white-bearded man dressed in red who, on the night of December 24, descends through the chimney and leaves his presents by the tree, so that by midnight all the children can open them. “Bolo Rei” (Cake King) The famous cake king, is one of the traditions of Christmas that in Portugal does not go unnoticed to practically no family. With a round shape and a hole in the middle covered with candied fruits and nuts inside. Socks in the fireplace Many families put socks on the fireplace (one by each family member) fo
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