A giant cake-king, with 42 meters in length, bigger than the Castle Keep, that has 40 meters, Today begins the celebrations of Three Kings Day, included in the program “É Natal em Beja”, promoted since last December by the Municipality.
O bolo começa a ser partido às 15,00 hours, in Mértola doors, main artery of the city and will be offered to the entire population, can be tasted by 1500 people.
A iniciativa, which is in its fourth edition, the first was organized in 2018, mas os tempos conturbados da pandemia, led to him only returning this year, with the aim of paying homage to the Keep, é organizada pela Câmara Municipal de Beja e pela Pastelaria Luiz da Rocha, which next May celebrates 131 years old.
A esmagadora maioria das quatro dezenas de trabalhadores da pastelaria responsável pelos tradicionais Porquinhos de Beja, um doce conventual, help with making the cake, which will be done in 126 sections, about 1,2 pounds, 33 centimeters long and 15 wide each, which gives it a total weight of 150 kilos and the aforementioned 42 meters in length.
In the making of the giant king cake, 52 kilograms of flour, 12 kilograms of sugar, 12 kg of butter, 38 kilos of fruit in syrup, 160 eggs, 8 kilos of yeast (yeast),7 liters of milk, 6 garrafas de vinho do Porto e 6 kilos of dried fruit (pinion, nuts, raisins, sultanas and cashew).
On Saturday, Dia de Reis é assinalado com o tradicional “Cantar as Janeiras”, com o grupo coral a percorrer, a partir the 12,00 hours, as principais ruas da baixa bejense, seguindo do Grande Sorteio de Natal, que vai premiar aqueles que fizeram compras na época natalícia no comércio local.
The “It’s Christmas in Beja” celebrations, terminam ao final da noite de domingo, when the Christmas lights are turned off, promising the city hall that they will return in December 2024.
Poet and Alentejo song “immortalize” Beja Castle
Bejense poet Mário Beirão (1890-1965) wrote the poem Castelo de Beja, placed on a marble spire, next to the main door of the monument, that after adaptation, became a fashion for Alentejo singing, interpreted by almost all groups in the region: Beja Castle, Going up there you go. You are jealous, Beja Castle, Às águias reais ... Às águias reais, You are jealous. Going up there you go, Going up there you go, Beja Castle.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
