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Childhood flavours: memories of a bygone Christmas

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In a week still devoted to his childhood memories of this season in Beira Alta, the author recalls blankets of snow, the yule log burning in the churchyard, supper by the hearth, the Christmas Eve feast and the kissing of the Baby Jesus. João Paulo Sacadura talks with Alberto C...

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Childhood flavours: memories of a bygone Christmas

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1916: Following Germany's declaration of war on March 9, the Portuguese government begins military mobilisation for the Western Front, organising the Corpo Expedicionário Português (CEP) that would be deployed to Flanders.
1834: During the Portuguese Civil War (Liberal Wars), liberal forces loyal to Queen Maria II and her father Pedro IV gain momentum against the absolutist forces of Miguel I, as the war enters its final months.

Elsewhere

1871: The Paris Commune is established after the French government's attempt to disarm the National Guard, creating a radical socialist government that rules Paris for two months.

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Childhood flavours: memories of a bygone Christmas

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