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The curious ritual of the imposition of the hat during the May pilgrimage to the hermitage of Saint Torcato in Cabeça Gorda (Cabaços), intended to cure headaches, which includes a print of the Saint in blue ink.
More names for traditional meals in the Devil's Lands, in the words of Aquilino Ribeiro. It also mentions almoço (lunch), 1º almoço (first lunch), almocinho (light lunch) and 'jantar do meio-dia' (midday dinner).
In times past, wearing a hat was compulsory: from the military inspection at 18, through marriage, parties and ceremonies, right up until death.
