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Porto 's Queima das Fitas traces its origins to the beginning of the 1940s, and is a major event in the first week of May, before the beginning of the study period preceding the school year's last exams. The week comprehends 12 events, starting with the Monumental Serenata on Sunday, reaching its peak with the Cortejo Académico on Tuesday ...
Praxe is replicated by other higher education institutions across the country. [1] Examples include Queima das Fitas and its parade, the Cortejo da Queima, the Festa das Latas and the Latada, where the freshmen walk throughout the streets with cans on their feet, and the ripping of the traditional academic suit of the students when they finish their first cycle of studies.
Beginning. In September 1987 at Mr. Guilherme's (Portuguese cognate for William, and so known as Bill) farm Quinta do Bill (Bill's Farm) was born by the hands of Carlos Moisés, Paulo Bizarro and Rui Dias. That year they took part in the first Modern Music Show from RUC (Rádio Universidade de Coimbra) and in 1988 in the fifth Rock Rendez-Vous ...
September 3, 2024 at 5:19 PM. As mosquito season continues, public health officials in the U.S. have been tracking several different illnesses caused by the pesky flying insect. Health officials ...
Coimbra's Queima das Fitas (Burning of the Ribbons), the oldest and most famous in the country, is organized by a students' commission formed by members of the students' union of the University of Coimbra, the Associação Académica de Coimbra. Celebrating the end of graduation courses, symbolized by the ritual burning of the ribbons ...
September 2, 2024 at 4:22 PM. (Photo Credit: @gatsby.and.daisy / TikTok) A video of an adorable kitten crashing a couple’s wedding and becoming a special guest at the ceremony has gone viral ...
Coimbra Academic Association. The Associação Académica de Coimbra (AAC) is the students' union of the University of Coimbra (UC). [ 1] Founded in Coimbra on November 3, 1887, it is the oldest students' union in Portugal. It is also the biggest Portuguese students' union belonging to an independent institution, since it represents all the ...
Bagpipes and charamelas were played until the late 19th century at the University of Coimbra. It's an old tradition that bagpipers from the small villages near Coimbra come twice a year to Coimbra. Invited by University Students they come to celebrate the Queima das Fitas and the Cortejo das Latas e Imposição de Insígnias.