Anjo Festival
anjo festival festa anjo angel festival ivy festival portuguese festa da hera easter monday festival held coastal northern portugal originating póvoa de varzim currently observed several town especially vila conde esposende festival consists family picnic surrounding countryside woodland known local dialect bouças festival popularized ivy festival reminder pagan culture belief started traditional walk inhabitant póvoa de varzim anjo woodland bouças anjo name parish argivai parish saint michael angel anjo literally mean angel part town population originated parish ancient time although currently several woodland used ofir barca lago esposende serra de rate são félix hill póvoa de varzim mindelo árvore vila conde anjo festival also lover day student single young men waited day great anxiety day parent gave complete freedom day night picnic people sang danced girl order finance local brass band used traditional walk anjo placed entrance woodland family picnic selling ivy leaf couple singing ivy poem led couple buy young men would put ivy hat pocket girl would place chest ivy poem one walked away ivy pick leaf remember one love wish ivy climb wall look window bedroom ivy common plant póvoa de varzim often found granite wall divide farmland easter sunday arrival spring become symbolic interweaved christian belief population pick ivy leaf spread street especially near one door forming corridor meant stepped compasso pascal catholic parade brings lord crucifix one home midth century anjo day suggested become póvoa de varzim municipal holiday august local holiday declared national holiday given fact easter monday already public holiday period saint peter festival chosen city holiday although easter monday currently observed portugal city become ghost town day population company prefer work holy friday national holiday monday póvoa de varzim city hall grant day public servant since vila conde also grant day