Religious – WILOS360

For centuries, the egg has been a symbol of the rebirth of life, which, hidden within it, grows slowly.

“Vasilopita” is the New Year's sweet cake and it is cut shortly after the new year begins.

The festival is centred on Saint Romão, a saint venerated by the local community.

Numerous representative processions of the religious traditions, ethnographic and social of the region of Viana do Castelo

The tradition of the feast dates back to the 18th century as a response to a plague