Mom told me tonight about the 4 Thursdays before Lent.
The celebrations of Girlfriends, Boyfriends, then Godfathers and Godmothers. And then just before Lent begins, like the Brazilians celebrate Carnivale, the children in the Azores wrap themselves in a white sheet like a ghost and go to their neighbors. "Do you know who I am?"
During Lent, there was NO dancing, whatsoever. She remembers at school, kids dancing and the teacher came over and STOPPED them.
But there was a repreive, during Micarena, the mid point of Quaresma (Lent). Only in the middle, like relief from holding your breath, could you take a break and gain the strength to go another 20 days without dancing.
The celebrations of Girlfriends, Boyfriends, then Godfathers and Godmothers. And then just before Lent begins, like the Brazilians celebrate Carnivale, the children in the Azores wrap themselves in a white sheet like a ghost and go to their neighbors. "Do you know who I am?"
During Lent, there was NO dancing, whatsoever. She remembers at school, kids dancing and the teacher came over and STOPPED them.
But there was a repreive, during Micarena, the mid point of Quaresma (Lent). Only in the middle, like relief from holding your breath, could you take a break and gain the strength to go another 20 days without dancing.
