Madeira prepares Christmas and New Year Festivities
Madeira Tourism Board has presented the Festivities Calendar and Activities for the holiday season.
Christmas in Madeira Islands has a special charm. It's celebrated with joy, colour and lots of enthusiasm. Christmas is the most important time of the year, a time to celebrate customs and traditions in a tribute to folklore and legacy of the inhabitants. Everything revolves around the "Festa" (the Festivity), and arrival of the month of December is most eagerly awaited by all.
The Christian traditions, during Christmas and New Year season are genuinely associated with the customs of the locals. Throughout the month of December until the Three Kings day, held on January 6th, this festive season is lived with a special feeling, combining religious ceremonies with the joy for the arrival of a new year, a time of year marked with a rich programme filled with cultural, ethnographic and artistic events.
More information at Visit Madeira.