25/12/2019
Portugal
participants
- Give the opportunity to exchange students to spend Christmas Eve with a real Portuguese family from Portugal;
- Show exchange students all the traditions performed by the portuguese families to celebrate Christmas;
- Promote cultural exchange of experiences and differences between exchange students and the local community.
It is with a warm heart that we present you one of our most thoughtful projects, dedicated to all the students that are staying in Porto for Christmas!
So, let us be clear: it’s December already! (Yap, time flew by!) Christmas is almost here and some of you are not going back home for the most magical night of the year.
Well, don’t you worry, because (as usual) ESN Porto has something planned for you:
Portuguese students are READY to welcome you in their homes, introduce you to their lovely families, feed you some typical Bacalhau (codfish) or Peru (turquey) and fill you up with energy, tradition and great mood in a very special night.
Ho ho!, and of course, never forget the unending desserts! - have you heard of bolo-rei ("king cake")? Find out why he centers every Portuguese Christmas table and all the others who are keeping it company!
You already know Portugal is quite a religious country and here Christmas eve is all about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ around your family, the Christmas tree, the Nativity Scene and absolutely amazing food!
And how is it in your country? Would you like to let a nice Portuguese family learn a bit more about your traditions? Pretty sure you would!
This is a really important event for both ESN and exchange students. This year we had even more exchange students interested in spending Christmas with a portuguese family than we used to. Also, the social media are showing more and more interest in reporting this event. The feedback from the exchange students has been amazing, saying it was one of the best christmas they ever had. The portuguese families also love the cultural exchange of traditions even if only for a short evening.
