Tactical Gloves

On winter we like to use them sometimes only because it's fashion, or because they keep our hands warm, we find several types of gloves in the market, different materials at different prices.
But if you need resistant gloves for military services and good prices visit www.lapolicegear.com and you can buy tactical gloves .




As you can see this is High Quality material provides even after considerable effort a comfort to your Hands .

YOU only have these HANDS in Your Life
You MUST Take Care of Them

Our Lady of FATIMA

I'm sorry for these days. I have been out, but I had to make a surgery at my nose to correct it. I've been in Hospital dos Covôes in Coimbra for four days and now I am resting at home. Now that I am back let's continue visiting our curiosities.

On 13th May went Nossa Senhora de Fátima's day,






Fatima belongs to municipality of Ourem, in center of Portugal.






Fátima's claim to fame is the shrine called the Basilica built to
commemorate the events of 1917 when three peasant children claimed to have seen the "Virgin of the Rosary", Our Lady of Fatima. When the children asked for her name, she said "I am The Lady of The Rosary". The children experienced the purported Marian Apparitions in a pasture called the Cova da Iria near the village of Aljustrel, about a mile from Fátima.



Pilgrimms on foot :
Every years approachig 13th May men and women leave they'r lifes and from all country walk to Fatima, 1,2, 3 days other spend a week, sleeping in tents, only a strong religious spirit to face it.





In the night of 12th there is international rosary and the candlelight procession.

On 13 May all day we can assist to several mass, an international rosary and at last , final ceremonies, concelebrations, Blessing of the sick, Consecrations and " Adeus" procession.

City of TOMAR

This red point indicates where TOMAR is situated, with 43.007 inhabitants, from Santarem district, have the most significant Templar monuments in Europe.



Agriculture is important on it's economy, olive, pine and fig, wine,weath and nuts are the predominant products they produce.

Castle of Tomar







Municipallity building and central square where you can see a bronze statue from Gualdim Pais founder of the town






Church of João Batista

Roud Templar church of the Convent of Christ - 12th century
In Manueline renaissance style,


General view of Tomar
and Nabão River






Tourism is now one of the live source of town , considered one of it's monuments Unesco world heritage site. Wood products, paper, foodstuffs, ceramics and some other light industries

There is an important festival every four years, the Festival of the Tabuleiros. The last festival was on June and July 2007.

The "Tray Festival" is an ancient tradition of the city. It originally begun in a little village of the city, called Carregueiros. The population parades in pairs with the girl carrying a tray in its head. The tray is made of 30 bread, either 6 rows of 5 or 5 rows of 6 and its decorated with flowers. At the top of each one we can find a crown which normally contains either the white fowl, meaning the holly spirit or the armilar sphere, a symbol revaluing the Portuguese maritime expansion.

I invite you to come and enjoy what we offer to you, but please don't wait

untill 2011.

VISIT US!

FADO - Portuguese Traditional Music

One of our treasures it´s our traditional musics like FADO, one of them. By all country we can hear someone singing Fado. Many are professional other's don't but what is important is the feeling.

Fado as the word indicates is destiny in english and also for us it's the same, we use an expression that is: our life is a "FADO" ( destiny).

Through all this years was "seen" as a sad song usually about tragedy or even death, nowadays are coming up new ways of sing FADO, a new generation are discovering new ritms and other themes, with it they are getting new people hearing them.

Appeared around the 2nd part of century XIX, and we have two different styles of Fado here :
Fado of coimbra and Fado of Lisboa.

In Lisboa we find the traditional one, if you visit Lisboa you can't avoid to listen a Fado's night in small Restaurant's in city there are many.


In Coimbra is more refined, city of students many of them (veterans) sing Fado .

Fado doesn't exist without portuguese guitar, this picture show us one of the bestguitarrists: António Chainho.



Unforgetable is our Amália Rodrigues the most important figure in Fado development.

Try to hear some Fado and express your opinion, I'm waiting

Bye

National Anthem - A PORTUGUESA

Hello my friends, today I let you know about our National Anthem, wrote by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça.


On 1910 Portuguese Republic replaced the Constitutional Monarchy.

You can listen the music

www.aportuguesa.com

I hope you enjoy it

Bye

	Approximate translation
First stanza (Portuguese National Anthem)
Heróis do mar, nobre povo, Nação valente, imortal, Levantai hoje de novo O esplendor de Portugal! Entre as brumas da memória, Ó Pátria, sente-se a voz Dos teus egrégios avós, Que há-de guiar-te à vitória!	Heroes of the sea, noble people, Brave and immortal nation, Give rise today, once more To the splendour of Portugal! Amidst the mists of memory, Oh Fatherland, the voice is felt Of your noble forefathers, That shall lead you to victory!
Chorus
Às armas, às armas! Sobre a terra, sobre o mar, Às armas, às armas! Pela Pátria lutar! Contra os canhões marchar, marchar!(*)	To arms, to arms! Over the land, over the sea, To arms, to arms! To fight for the Fatherland! Against the cannons, we march, we march!(*)
Second stanza
Desfralda a invicta Bandeira, À luz viva do teu céu! Brade a Europa à terra inteira: Portugal não pereceu Beija o solo teu jucundo O Oceano, a rugir d'amor, E teu braço vencedor Deu mundos novos ao Mundo!	Hoist the unconquerable Flag, In the living light of your sky! Europe cries out to the world entire: Portugal has not perished Kiss the soil jolly of yours The Ocean, roaring of love, And your winning arm Gave new worlds to the World!
Chorus
Third stanza
Saudai o Sol que desponta Sobre um ridente porvir; Seja o eco de uma afronta O sinal do ressurgir. Raios dessa aurora forte São como beijos de mãe, Que nos guardam, nos sustêm, Contra as injúrias da sorte.	Salute the Sun that rises Over a smiling future; Let the echo of an offense Be the sign for resurrection. Rays of that strong dawn Are as mother kisses, That keep us, sustain us, Against the injuries of fate.

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"Pauliteiros de Miranda"

A group of men typical dressed and with small wood sticks, dance an oldest tradition from Miranda ( northeast of Portugal)





Only composed by men ( 8), this group dance beating the wood sticks against the other ones.









this dance is representative of historical moments

Several groups present their dances and songs.


As you know there are portuguese emigrants arround the world and this groups carry on this traditions to them and for a while homesickness are forgotten.





See you soon....