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THE NABANTINOS

June 2013

Please note

For the architecture of the city's gallery click on Templar City
For the historic buildings' gallery click on Churches and Chapels
For the convent's gallery click on Convent of Christ

The Nabantinos take their name from the ancient city of Nabantia which once stood where today's Tomar stands.
The photographs included in this gallery show them as people who live their lives with pride.
United, young and old, they celebrate their traditions, for everyone to see, right in the middle of the historic center of their city.

The songs that you hear in the background is Fado, (destiny, fate) a genre of portuguese music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics. The singer often speaks about the harsh realities of every day life, sometimes with a sense of resignation and sometimes with hope and resolution.
The singer, Amália Rodrigues, has touched my soul with her voice.
In the first song she is happy because everyone sings Fado. In the second she wonders if work dignifies a person and that she suffers indignity in a world where people don't work. The third song is a sad one. She is in love with someone but for some reason she can not see him. In the last song she pays tribute to her lover.

Love, happiness, suffering, pride...aren't these part of life?
While listening to the songs and looking at the various individuals in this gallery, try to figure out their personalities.

Fado Parade I width= Fado Parade II width= Fado Parade III width= Fado Parade IV width= Fado Parade V width= Fado Parade VI width= Fado Parade VII width= Fado Parade VIII width= Fado Parade IX width= Fado Parade X width= Onlookers width= Kiss on the Cheek I width= Kiss on the Cheek II width= Singing Fado width= Dancer I width= Dancer II width= Dancer III width= Dancers width= I See Youwidth= Away from the Crowd width= Strolling Around width= Embellished Bikes width= Setting-up width= Listen to Me width= Amigos width= Between Friends width= Casual Stroll width= Waiting for Customers width= Waiting for Customers II width= Ready for You width= Chat Between Friends width= What's in the Basket? width= End of Mass width= Display of Parish Colours width= Getting Organized width= The Procession width= How Dare You... width= The Procession II width= The Bassist width= Dignified width= Carried with Pride width= Carried with Pride II width= The Procession III width= Food Offerings width= Food Offerings II width= Madonna width= Reverence width= Delivery of Sermon width= From the Inside width= Last March width= General View width= Food Display width= Food Display II width= Bread and Wine width= Picnic width= Picnic II width= Picnic III width= Picnic IV width= Picnic V width= Picnic VI width= Picnic VII width= For the Kitchen width= For the Kitchen II width= Colourful width= Plastic Containers width= All Kinds of Baskets width= On the Phone width= Something Interesting width= Butcher Shop width= Barbecue width= On Display width= Ready to Buy width= Colourful Fruits width= Curiosity width= Between Neighbours width= Added Colour width= Onions, Beans, Tomatoes... width= Weeding width=

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