CRIA

An anthropological study of the Festas Nicolinas in Guimarães

public.project.responsible_investigator_cria: Jean-Yves Durand

public.project.research_group: Livelihoods, Politics and Inequalities

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Guimarães | Festas Nicolinas | Rituals | Identity | Cultural dynamics

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Município de Guimarães

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01-12-2011

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31-12-2019

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A thorough ethnographic approach of the Festas Nicolinas (Guimarães, Portugal), a centuries-old yearly festival dedicated to Saint Nicholas and organized in early December by high-school students, allows for a reappraisal of the dynamics that affect certain festive rituals in the present context of institution of culture.

An anthropological study of the Festas Nicolinas in Guimarães

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public.project.team

Clara Saraiva

Full members

Manuela Ivone Cunha

Maria João Nunes