Funchal celebrates The Feast of Senhora do Monte with a festival commemorating the deliverance of the people from hunger and plague.
Celebrations kick off with a city fair which lasts through the night, with braziers ablaze and all sorts of wonderful Madeiran delicacies to feed the crowds.
The next day no-one has to get up early as it is a national holiday. People head to church to celebrate Mass, which is followed by a procession from the church in which the devout pilgrims of the Senhora do Monte thank their saint for all the blessings they have received over the year.
The next day no-one has to get up early as it is a national holiday. People head to church to celebrate Mass, which is followed by a procession from the church in which the devout pilgrims of the Senhora do Monte thank their saint for all the blessings they have received over the year.
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