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São Martinho 2016 – Our Celebration of St. Martins Day
November 12, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
Over the centuries, St. Martins Day, in late Autumn, has evolved into a celebration of the harvest. In Portugal, Dia de São Martinho has become a day to celebrate the maturation of the year’s wine production.
On this day in many Portuguese communities, a large party is held. A bonfire is built, recently-harvested chestnuts are roasted, and the first wines of the season are tasted. This is celebration festival is known as a magusto (believed to come from the Latin magnus ustus or “great fire”).
