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Three Kings' Day in my village in Beira Alta

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How was the tradition of the Kings observed in the village, which many could not even name? And after all, they were neither three, nor kings, nor magi...

Observador21 Jan

Three Kings' Day in my village in Beira Alta

Mr João of Adélia, the bell ringer

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João was an ovenman who tended one of the village's communal ovens, but on Sundays he was the church bell ringer, punctuating the entire Lord's Day in his village.

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Three Kings' Day in my village in Beira Alta

Mr João of Adélia, the bell ringer

Three Kings' Day in my village in Beira Alta

Mr João of Adélia, the bell ringer