Procession of very tall trays balanced on girls heads during traditional Tray festival, Festa dos Tabuleiros in Tomar Portugal

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Tomar holds the traditional Festa dos Tabuleiros (Festival of the Trays). This festival has its origins in the worship of the Holy Spirit. Traditional Tray should be the height of the girl who carries it and decorated with paper flowers, wheat spikes, 30 bread loaves of 400g each, stuffed into rods coming out of a wicker basket decorated with an embroidered white cloth. At the top of the Tray, the Cross of Christ or the Dove of the Holy Spirit finishes off a crown.

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Size: 5952px × 4480px
Location: Tomar Portugal
Photo credit: © Sunpix Travel / Alamy / Afripics
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