Carnival in Portugal

On this day begins the week of carnival cascades.On this day begins the week of carnival cascades throughout Portugal.

What and when - painted by day, and the fun fills tightly all the time. So, Sunday and Tuesday are traditionally sambadrome days with incendiary rhythms and fast-paced dances like flames. Monday (pink Monday) - a procession of jesters, then "ash Wednesday" - music, torches, costumes, and so on until March 1.

Carnivals capture the whole country in a noisy stream, but are especially expressive these days Madeira, Torres Vedras, Nazaré, Ovar.

Figueira on the carnival Saturday conducts, according to local custom, the original action “Re-sawing of the old vault”.

And the residents of the city of Lawle in the Algarve have a tradition: after the carnival, they change into costumes of witches and go to dinner in their circle. The male half of the population is not allowed there.