Jul 14, 2023
The adufeiras of Monsanto inside the Castle, dancing in a circle, with their beautiful traditional shawls and costume (early 20th century)
Divine Holy Cross Feast (3rd of May), Monsanto Castle, in the Beira Baixa region (Portugal).
*Adufeiras are exclusively women, who play the adufe, that is, a traditional portuguese square tambourine of Moorish origin.
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