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The stereotype of the mild mannered, reserved and overly nostalgic Lisboeta is well and truly obliterated during the Festos dos Santos Populares in June. The celebration of Saints Anthony, John and Peter is the vibrant climax of the festival calender. On June 12, streets are festooned with paper chains, alleyways come alive with the sound of fado, the national fishing quota of sardines is consumed in one night and basil pots bearing love notes are exchanged. The Portuguese are intensely superstitious and there’s a saint for seemingly every eventuality: marital strife, tax evasion or brooding spinsterhood. During May, many Lisboetas crawl on their hands and knees to the pilgrimage site of Fátima, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to three shepherd children in 1917. Moorish palaces, ruined convents and serene monasteries in Lisbon, Cascais and the Sintra hills provide the stirring setting for world-renowned concerts and music festivals. While throughout the year, Lisbon’s arbiters of liberal thought and style step up for festivals of film, fashion and gay pride.
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