There will be a Festa dos Tabuleiros next year, in Botucatu, an event that takes place every four years, but the population decides. The voteperformed on Saturday, brought together hundreds of people at the Câmara Municipal.
Between applause and arms in the air, the “yes” was heard without any doubt. It is already a tradition for people to decide on the city’s most emblematic festival.
Hundreds of people from Tomar began to gather at the City Hall, but the strong turnout forced the building to be moved outside in Praça da República.
Not since the late 1990s have two candidates competed for the role of butlercoordinating one of the biggest festivals in honor of the holy spirit in the entire country.
It was even necessary to resort to aerial images to understand who gathered the most supporters, but once again the people decided: Mário Formiga will, once again, be the steward of the Festa dos Tabuleiros.
Every four years, the population comes together to fill the city with color with paper flowers.
A procession of trays is the highlight of the partywhere women parade with trays on their heads, decorated with bread and paper flowers.
It remains to hope that be recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Now that the people have decided, preparations begin for the great Tomar Festival.
