A Portuguese Love

Video One of the biggest cribs in the world - Presépio Cavalinho - St. Maria da Feira It's one of the biggest cribs in the world. It's in St. Maria da Feira, S.Paio de Oleiros, Portugal . Space has 2,000 square meters and gathers about 7000 parts assembled by more than 30 persons that worked for free. The crib is also free to visit. This presépio combines religious elements with kitsch and even political ones. It was started nine years ago on the personal initiative of Manuel Jacinto, who was the director of the Portuguese brand  Cavalinho . It's a Portuguese handbag, footwear, and leather goods brand. To make it possible there are more than 50 kilometers of electric cable and 3,000 LED bulbs, tons of stone, nine waterfalls, and three or four trucks of clay, sand, gravel, and black earth. Watch it! The site of Cavalinho Brand More videos about Cavalinho crib and details for location. The fabulous art of Machado de Castro - Machado de Castro's cribs are...

Nativity Scene Christmas Party Invitation Hello friends! The upcoming holidays and New Year celebrations are about spending quality time with your loved ones, gathering around the dinner table, and unwrapping gifts!! I want to wish you all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Maybe you are wondering how's Christmas in Portugal. Well, in Portugal children and adults get their Christmas gifts either at midnight on Christmas Eve or on early Christmas Day morning. It was like this when I was a child and with my nephew, it's just the same. Shoes are placed near the fireplace and that's where we place the presents. For many years I lived in houses without a fireplace. So the shoes were placed under the Christmas tree after they were properly cleaned and shiny to please the Pai Natal (=Father Christmas) - he's the guy who delivers the presents along with the help of Baby Jesus. Have you got all your Christmas gifts already? Well, I have. I bought several books because tha...