June 10th is National Portugal Day and it is a day for people of Portuguese descent to celebrate across the world. In Portugal it is known as Dia de Camões (Day of Camões) because it is dedicated to the famous…
Category: Public Holidays in Portugal
5th February – It’s Carnival Time
This Tuesday (5th February) as we Brits tuck into our pancakes, across the water Portugal will be celebrating the last day of Mardi Gras Carnival. In Britain we eat pancakes because shrove Tuesday marks the end of shrovetide and the…