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15 images Created 20 Jul 2016

Santo António

Each June Lisbon gets ready for "its month", the 13th of June is the day of Saint Anthony, the city's patron saint, and on on the eve of that day but also the rest of the month. The first summer nights mean crowds of locals and visitors meet at the older parts of the city: Alfama, Graça, Mouraria or Bica.

The streets get decorated with shiny lights, every corner is good enough for dancing and the small shrines to honor the saint share the narrow streets with street stands selling beer or sardines. Like in many other places, the profane lives side by side with the sacred.
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  • Girl asking for a little coin in honor of Saint Anthony.
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  • Decorated streets leading to the center of the celebrations.
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  • Kids enjoying the warm nights, and no school in the following day.
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  • Some places at Alfama, Bica or Mouraria become busy gathering spots.
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  • Dancing in the closed streets at Graça.
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  • Another selfie for Facebook.
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  • More dancing the the street.
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  • Squares close to the traffic and turn into the center of the celebrations.
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  • A word with the parish priest just by a Saint Anthony shrine built by the church.
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  • One of the breaks on the long night of Saint Anthony.
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  • Many street food stands last the whole month, set up in every corner possible.
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  • Every couple of meters there's a place to get a glass of beer.
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  • Every couple of meters there's a place to get a glass of beer.
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  • ...And it's so easy to forget people still live where others party
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  • Small shrine at one of the streets of Alfama.
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