Nazaré, Portugal, ca. 1953 - by Artur Pastor (1922 - 1999), Portuguese
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Let's visit Nazaré. Waves weren't suitable for tow surfing or any kind of surfing.
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Anne Redpath (1895 - 1965, Scottish) ~ Chapel Nazaré, n/d
[Source: Christie's]
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Beach by Julio López Saguar
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Nazaré, Portugal Please, do not use this photo without permission Por Favor no usar esta fotografía sin permiso
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[have a nap]
Photo: Sean Downey, Portugal 2024
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The Seven Skirts of Nazaré | Traditional costumes from Portugal (women)
The people of Nazaré (a fishing village in Leiria, within the Portuguese region of Estremadura), especially the women, still wear in their daily lives the traditional costumes that they inherited from their ancestors. In fact, the Nazarene costume is one of the few traditional Portuguese customs that resisted the standardization of clothing and habits dictated by an industrial and consumerist society. However, this is not to say that the costume has not undergone changes over time. The female costume came to be recognized and nicknamed as the seven skirts of Nazaré which, despite raising many theories, it is not known for sure how it came about.
The truth is that the number seven has a high mystical, spiritual and biblical meaning. However, as in everything in this village, the explanation for the seven skirts seems to be connected to the sea, the most obvious explanation having to do with the cold that was felt by the water. Now, when the women met on the beach, whether to work or to say goodbye to their husbands who were off sailing to work, in order to protect themselves from the North wind, they would wear various skirts, and use them to cover themselves from head to toes.
The other explanation, however, has to do with the seven waves. The nazarene tradition tells that when the fishing boats wait shallow to run aground, this happens every seven waves. Thus, the women counted the waves from their own skirts, which they folded slightly, until the last wave, so as not to make a mistake while counting. The tradition remained, and nowadays the Nazarene costume is one of the symbols of a very particular Portugal.
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The aliens are uploading all the surfers
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