PORTUGAL
INDEPENDENCE DAY
DEC
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111 years ago today, we witnessed what would
be, basically, the end of monarchy in our
country!"
I have spent my childhood in a small village
around Lisbon, where it was paid great
attention to Portuguese tradition."
Portugal Independence Day has great meaning about
never giving up on our own identity as a country and
as people. 381 years ago, Portuguese people stood up
for what they believed was right."
- ANA CERDEIRA, CONCESSION SALES ASSOCIATE,
ECI GAIA PORTO
- LILIANA MIRANDA FALCAO COCINHO,
CONCESSION STORE MANAGER, ECI LISBON
- JOANA RITA PINTO DE CARVALHO
ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER, MICHAEL KORS,
LISBON, LIBERDADE
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Portugal Restoration of Independence Day on 1st December, celebrates a people's coup against Spanish rule
that launched the Portuguese Restoration War. This public holiday commemorates the restoration of Portugal's
independence from Spain on December 1, 1640. Every year this date is celebrated with great pomp and ceremony
and is a great source of national pride.
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