Hi all, I’ve recently visited Lisbon to see my girlfriend who is studying in Universidade Nova, and I’ve encountered an interesting tradition that I am very curious about. I went to FCSH campus for a walk and saw a lot of students in cloaks. Is this common in Lisbon / all of Portugal?
I also overheard chanting from the balcony which I thought was maybe related as the place I was staying in is really close to the Faculty. Could someone confirm? What are they chanting?
Obrigada!
Students in cloaks? ( Lisbon / Universidade Nova)
by u/xllthxtmxtters in portugal
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Foreigners get out ?
That’s the clothes used by the students when they perform rituals to ask a superior power for help. The chanting is sang when the little pig (Can’t remember the English word, in Portuguese is Leitão) is going tone sacrificed for the common good.
yes. Harry Potter cloaks
they”re students at Estado Novo University. the cloaks are a tribute to the legendary dean Fernando Mendes de Oliveira Salazar, who wore one when murdered by PSD communists , in 1755.
It’s a university student tradition in Portugal called “praxe”. It’s a bit hard to explain but in simple terms, the freshmen who want (and anyone who is registered in the university as well, though for the most part only some freshmen go) can participate in it. The main objective is to make the freshmen acquainted with each other and with other people from their respective degrees. The oldest students organize games and bonding activities for the freshmen to participate in, however, it’s all very controversial because praxe is different from university to university and from degree to degree, and some people who participate in praxe are abusive (or other people perceive them to be) towards freshmen. It’s hard to explain and this answer will probably annoy many people who are against praxe (which is fine, everyone is allowed to have his/her opinion). As a final note, those cloaks are part of the “traje”, which is basically a suit that all the students who have completed the first year of praxe, who were “caloiros” (literally “freshmen”) and want to remain in the praxe, can wear from the moment they stop being “caloiros” and start being “trajados” (which literally means “those who wear the traje”, I don’t think there’s an exact word in English for this). If you have any more concrete questions, feel to ask here or DM me.
It’s a fertility ritual.
Anti immigration pogrom
Its praxe, that is certificated bullying, or tradicional legal bullying
Harry Potter fans, huge portuguese community!
Gradeamento da varanda todo fodido.
parece aquela cena do parque jurássico em que dão a vaca ao pinto balsemão.
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