Trás-Os-Montes

The pagan based traditions of Northern Portugal and Spain during winter, that I've been following in the last years.

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.

The pagan New Year traditions in Portugal's Mirandese Plateau

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.

Repeating the Carnival plans of previous year, but this time at a slower pace.

Spending again the last few days of the year after the winter solstice traditions of Trás-Os-Montes.