St. Martin’s day is celebrated on the 11th November.
A legend says, when a Roman knight was going the rounds, he saw an old beggar who was hungry and cold because of being almost naked. It was a rainy cold day and the old man was wet.
The knight, whose name was Martin, was very kind and felt like helping poor people. On meeting that beggar he was deeply moved and cut his mantle in two with his sword. Then he gave the beggar one half of the mantle and left.
Sometime later it stopped raining and a beautiful sun was shining in the sky.
Roasted chestnuts are sold on the streets in little pushcarts with ovens; in villages people meet and taste the new wine called “água-pé”; at schools teachers and students celebrate that day as well roasting chestnuts in a fire and putting them in paper bags.
A legend says, when a Roman knight was going the rounds, he saw an old beggar who was hungry and cold because of being almost naked. It was a rainy cold day and the old man was wet.
The knight, whose name was Martin, was very kind and felt like helping poor people. On meeting that beggar he was deeply moved and cut his mantle in two with his sword. Then he gave the beggar one half of the mantle and left.
Sometime later it stopped raining and a beautiful sun was shining in the sky.
Roasted chestnuts are sold on the streets in little pushcarts with ovens; in villages people meet and taste the new wine called “água-pé”; at schools teachers and students celebrate that day as well roasting chestnuts in a fire and putting them in paper bags.
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