Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Festa de Santo Antão - June 9th: The (More Than Seven) Wonders of São Jorge and The Trolling of the Bulls

These are the first Frankenvideos I've made using iMovie, so

a) that's why it's taken so long to get this blog up.
b) be kind.
c) a and b.
d) the quality sucks.

And as we of the standardized test generation all know, the answer is always C.


So, this trip to São Jorge I finally made it to the other end of the island. Twice, even! The first time, it was for the Festa de Santo Antão, the freguesia (village, I guess), just outside of Topo where my cousin Tania is from.


First off, the parade showcasing the (more than seven) Wonders of São Jorge:





Later that evening, we had a tourada. However, Azorean bullfights aren't the fancypants things you're used to seeing from Spain. The Portuguese do have something similar (touradas da praça), but I grew up watching touradas à corda, named for the fact that the bull is kept on a rope. Enjoy:


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