professional category
MASK (Series)
DESCRIPTION
The Pagan rituals in the mountain villages of Grijó and Baçal in the North East region of Portugal take place over the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The festivals bring together Christian beliefs and Pagan ritualistic/animistic beliefs. Fertility is a strong motive running through the Pagan rituals. With their bright colourful woollen garments and their masks with protruding tongues, they entertain the villagers and visitors with shouts, jumps and the sound of cowbells. They carry a staff that is used to keep the onlookers in order.
AUTHOR
Photojournalist and documentary photographer working in Portugal.
Estação Imagem 2015 (Portuguese photojournalism competition) NATURE 2nd Prize - Suspended Animation
Estação Imagem 2015 (Portuguese photojournalism competition) NATURE 2nd Prize - Suspended Animation
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