Caretos

Another of the winter solstice traditions of the Northeastern corner of Portugal, also featuring masked demons dressed in red.

Fire as a central element of the Entrudo dos Máscaros de Vila Boa.

Festa dos Rapazes, or Young Men's Festival, a winter solstice masked tradition that was "adopted" as Catholic, but with the boundaries of what's holy and pagan still very clear.

Remembering the first time I drove to the North of Portugal to shoot the Winter Solstice celebrations.