Santo Amaro Feast

Madeira celebrate the close of the Christmas season in a particularly festive and ceremonial way all over the island with the religious festival of Santo Amaro. Families gather to share the remaining delicacies of this festive season, to take out the Christmas decorations and Lapinhas (cribs) and to clean out the kitchen cabinets ? a custom deeply rooted in the traditions of the people of Madeira.