The Eastern League is pleased to announce the league nominees for the Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year Award, the John Henry Moss Community Service Award, the Larry MacPhail Award and the John H. Johnson President's Award.
All Saintsâ Day: November 1. All Saintsâ Day is a public holiday in Portugal. All Saintsâ Day is a celebration of all Christian saints, known and unknown, and especially for those saints who have no special feast days of their own. It is observed worldwide by Roman Catholics, Anglicans and Protestant churches.
In Portugal the tradition of gift-giving was defined mostly by the strong Christian religious beliefs of the people. Children await the coming of the Three Wise Men during Christmas time. On the eve of January 5th children place their shoes along windowsills and doorways and fill them with carrots and straw.