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Title: Farto_Giants and Big Heads_Madrid
Author: Antonio Farto
Rating:   (2.94/5) - 17x rated

Category: Traditions
Views: 382
Description: Farto_Giants and Big Heads_Madrid Traditions Since the Middle Ages, giants and big-heads have been a fundamental part of many popular festivals that are celebrated in Portugal, and Spain. The party consists of the figures, carried by a person, parading to the sound of music and chasing the children. They are almost thousand-year-old festivals, since they are documented as already taking place in 1200 like those of Évora in 1265.