nPostednon June 12, 2016
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nIfnI told you that “Dia dos Namorados” in Portuguese for “Lovers’nDay,” would you have a guess about where this holiday isncelebrated?
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nNotnin Portugal, actually. Today is Saint Anthony (of Padua)’s Day Eve innPortugal, a religious holiday before tomorrow’s religious holidayn(Saint Anthony’s Day itself).
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nNo,nDia dos Namorados is celebrated today in Brazil! n
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Brazilnis the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world, because thisnSouth American country was a colony of Portugal. Today romanticncouples give each other gifts such as chocolates and flowers, cardsnand poetry. They often do romantic activities such as go dancing ornout to dinner. They might decorate the home with hearts and flowers.nAnd communities often host festivities such as parades, carnivals,ndances, and folk music celebrations.
Brazilnis the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world, because thisnSouth American country was a colony of Portugal. Today romanticncouples give each other gifts such as chocolates and flowers, cardsnand poetry. They often do romantic activities such as go dancing ornout to dinner. They might decorate the home with hearts and flowers.nAnd communities often host festivities such as parades, carnivals,ndances, and folk music celebrations.n
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nInnother words, today is the Brazilian equivalent of Valentine’s Day!
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nInterestinglynenough, many Portuguese-speaking nations in Africa use the term “Diandos Namorados” for February 14 (Valentine’s Day). But that is aboutnthe time that Brazil is having huge street parties, night afternnight, in their famous Carnival…so it’s no wonder that they don’tnwant to clutter the calendar with another sort of holiday.
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nInthink it’s very sweet that Brazil’s “Lovers’ Day” is the same daynas
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nLovingnDay in the United States!
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nLearnnmore about Brazil in these earlier posts.
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nAlsonon this date:
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Author Anne Frank’s birthday
Author Anne Frank’s birthday
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nHeidi authornJohanna Spyri’s birthday
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nIndependencenDay in the Philippines
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