Autumn is here!

Autumn Passion..

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Festa do Outono (Autumn Feast) @ Serralves

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Serralves is celebrating the arrival of Autumn this Sunday!They have prepared a special day for the whole family in which the aim is to revive old Autumn habits and customs, based on ancestral knowledge and rural traditions; they are being revived in the contemporary context of the Art and Landscape of the House. The Meadow and the Farm are the privileged stages for hosting the entertainment activities and the Maria Nordman Garden is the ideal place for bringing a traditional picnic basket and enjoying a snack during the day.

The Foundation invites us to take part in one of the many workshops on offer: some focus on discovery of the Park’s biodiversity, others are dedicated to the celebration of Autumn - including straw constructions, outdoor paintings and many other creative proposals.

There is also a donkey-library ("Burroteca") accompanied by a storyteller, an award-winning documentary by Tiago Pereira ("Eleven donkeys fall on an empty stomach"), musical performances with the groups, FRICS and Danças Ocultas, the stage play "QUASE NADA" (Almost Nothing) by the company, PELE, and dance and performance shows, including "The Ball” by the choreographer Aldara Bizarro and "Chapeau", a workshop/show involving sculpture-hats.

Once again, this 4th edition also includes a biological products fair and a children's book fair. The entrance is free. Consult the detailed programme and visit Serralves at the start of this new season.

Welcoming Autumn!

September 22nd, 2:49 pm - Autumn has arrived! 

The days are noticeably shorter. The nights are cooler. On the first day of Autumn - the Autumnal Equinox - day and night are each about 12 hours long (with the actual time of equal day and night, in the Northern Hemisphere, occurring a few days after the Autumnal Equinox). The Sun crosses the celestial equator going southward; it rises exactly due east and sets exactly due west. 

Try not to feel sad because Summer is over... ;) Autumn is also a great time to entertain out of doors. Most bugs are gone, the weather is more agreeable, people are ready to relax a little, the impact of getting back to work/ school is already gone... So, take a long walk and enjoy the crunch of the leaves underfoot or take a drive and revel in the beauty of the rapidly turning leaves as they change from green to orange, yellow, red, and brown. The cascade of color is something that I really love! Happy Autumn, everbody!!!