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The Algarve : Mãe Soberana, Loulé

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Mãe Soberana, Loulé

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  • This is the Algarve’s most important religious festival, linked to ancient maternity rites. On Easter Sunday, a 16th-century statue of Mãe Soberana (the Sovereign Mother) is carried into town from her hilltop shrine. Exuding solemnity and piety, the subdued procession makes its way to Loulé’s parish church where the image rests for two weeks. On the return journey the mood is more ebullient – flowers are tossed into the path of the cortège, and the air rings with cries of “Viva Mãe Soberana”.

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