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Madeira Island Magazine - November / December 2020

The new Madeira Island Magazine!!! What you need to know about Europe's Leading Island Destination. The Forte de São Bento, Visit Chão da Ribeira, David Bannerman’s visit to Madeira, Tradicional Recipes with Sugarcane, Discover the Photography Museum, A bit of history with Machico – The bay of the buried lovers, Surfing Madeira’s Waves, Winter Wonderland - Top 7 Hotspots and much more. Merry Christmas Madeira and a Happy New Year 2021!

The new Madeira Island Magazine!!! What you need to know about Europe's Leading Island Destination.

The Forte de São Bento, Visit Chão da Ribeira, David Bannerman’s visit to Madeira, Tradicional Recipes with Sugarcane, Discover the Photography Museum, A bit of history with Machico – The bay of the buried lovers, Surfing Madeira’s Waves, Winter Wonderland - Top 7 Hotspots and much more.

Merry Christmas Madeira and a Happy New Year 2021!

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FESTIVIDADES

FESTIVITIES

dezembro / DECEMBER

Merry

Christmas Madeira!

Saiba mais:

www.visitmadeira.pt

Natal constitui a época mais importante do

0 ano, rosto de costumes e tradições que muito

honram o folclore e a herança do seu povo.

Tudo gira à volta da “Festa”, e o mês de Dezembro,

o mais esperado por todos. As tradições cristãs da

época do Natal e do Fim do Ano na Madeira estão

muito enraizadas nos hábitos do povo madeirense.

Durante todo o mês de dezembro e até ao dia de Reis,

a 6 de Janeiro, vive-se intensamente esta quadra. As

iluminações decorativas marcam o arranque das festas

de Natal e do Fim do Ano. No Funchal, e em muitas

outras localidades da ilha, a cidade é abrilhantada com

milhares de luzes e decorações de rua, uma visão única

da alegria geral que se sente nas ruas. Por esta altura,

as casas são limpas com apuro, alindadas e decoradas

com as tradicionais “lapinhas” (presépios) e árvores de

Natal . Confecionam-se as iguarias típicas desta época

festiva, como as broas e o bolo de mel, os licores e a

carne de vinho e alhos, compram-se flores e frutos da

época. Destes odores caraterísticos nasce a expressão:

Já cheira a Natal!

A capital, Funchal, converte-se ela própria num

presépio de proporções reais, dadas as características

naturais do seu anfiteatro, do qual emergem

ornamentações florais e luzes multicolores.

A anteceder o Natal, as “Missas do Parto”, que

se iniciam a 16 de Dezembro, atraem os fiéis. As

festividades continuam culminando no dia 31, com um

glamouroso espetáculo de fogo-de-artifício. Estes

constituem excelentes motivos para viver a “Festa”

na Madeira. Venha daí e viva esta quadra inolvidável

connosco!

hristmas is the most important time of the year,

c a time to celebrate customs and traditions in a

tribute to folklore and legacy of the inhabitants.

Everything revolves around the “Festa” (the Festivity), and

arrival of the month of December is most eagerly awaited

by all.

Christmas in Madeira is celebrated with joy, colour

and lots of enthusiasm. The Christian traditions,

during Christmas and New Year season are genuinely

associated with the customs of the locals. Throughout

the month of December until the Three Kings day, held

on January 6th, this festive season is lived with a special

feeling, combining religious ceremonies with the joy for

the arrival of a new year.

The placing of the decorative illuminations indicates

the beginning of the Christmas and End of Year

festivities. Funchal, as well as in many other villages

around the island, are filled with thousands of lights

and street decorations, in a unique vision of the

overall joyfulness that is felt in the streets. By this

time houses are meticulously arranged and lovely

decorated with the traditional “lapinhas” (cribs),

in addition to the making of a Christmas tree. The

typical delicacies of this festive season begin to be

prepared, for instance the “broas” (honey biscuits) and

“bolo de mel” (honey cake), liqueurs and the “carne de

vinho e alhos” (pork in wine and garlic), and flowers

and seasonal fruits are bought. A unique sweetscented

experience that is commonly designated

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