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"Entrudo Chocalheiro" - Portuguese Carnival song (LYRICS + Translation)

Origin: Trás-os-Montes (caretos) | Trás-os-Montes & Beira Baixa (music) Performer: Velha gaiteira Album: "Velha Gaiteira" (2010) The tradition of Entrudo (Carnival; Shrovetide) is still maintained, from "Fat Sunday" to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday), and on this tuesday its held the "Queima do Entrudo" ("burning of the wicker man"), which marks the end of the festival (the photo depicted here). During Entrudo, there are the "devilish" figures of the Caretos - traditionally, these masked figures hide young men (the little ones are called "facanitos") behind the mask made of tin or leather with pointy noses. They also wear colourful fringed costumes with chocalhos (small bells with clappers) that hang from the back of the waist. While holding a long wooden stick or staff, they roam the streets of Podence making a lot of noise to disturb the usual quietness of the village, throwing hay at passersby and "achocalhavam" the unmarried girls (beating of the rattles on the unmarried girls, giving the image of a strange wobbling dance). Associated with the culture and folklore in the northeast of Trás-os-Montes, the caretos were linked to the figure of "devil's on the loose" and represented the excesses, euphoria and joy allowed only at this time of year, after the cold winter months, while also celebrating the fertility of the approaching spring. These festivities were then called "festas dos rapazes" ("boys' feast"), in which people danced to the sound of music typical of this region, such as the bagpipes of Trás-os-Montes. As for the origin of these figures, it's enigmatic. The tradition is millenary and it is believed that it may be a living reminiscence of the ancient pagan rituals connected to the pagan roots of the territory that dates back to the pre-Roman period, derived from the existence of Celtic or Celticized tribes in that region, such as the Gallaeci, Bracari and Vaccaei. In any case, there are several interpretations by anthropologists, who consider this festivity as an initiation rite for young people, who pass from a state of consciousness associated with adolescence to the adulthood, and as symbol for the community of the "dark side" of a human being, the other world, the supernatural and the veneration of the dead. The Caretos then transposed this thought into reality, through the symbolic liberation of the most trickster and diabolical side of the human soul, in order to purge it and purify the community for a new year. Source (portuguese; english): https://www.portugalnummapa.com/caretos/ | https://www.visitportugal.com/en/cont... Image: Photo available via facebook "Caretos de Podence" (  / 100064391575530  )