A giant cake-king, with 50 meters in length, bigger than the Castle Keep, that has 40 meters, Today marks the celebrations of Kings Day, included in the program “É Natal em Beja”, promoted since last December by the Municipality.
About was, which for the second consecutive year has fifty meters, starts to be broken at 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 fifth edition, was organized for the first time in 2018 with the aim of paying homage to the Keep, is promoted by Beja City Council and Pastelaria Luiz da Rocha, which next May celebrates 132 years old.
The overwhelming majority of the four dozen pastry workers responsible for the traditional Porquinhos de Doce, a convent sugary from Beja and Luís da Rocha, help with making the cake, which will be done in 150 sections, about 1,2 pounds, 33,5 centimeters long and 15 wide each, which gives it a total weight of 150 kilos and the aforementioned 50 meters in length.
In the making of the giant king cake, 62 kilograms of flour, 14 kilograms of sugar, 14 kg of butter, 30 kilos of fruit in syrup to decorate, 160 eggs, 8 kilos of yeast (yeast), 9 liters of milk, 7 liters of Port wine and 7 kilos of dried fruit (pinion, nuts, raisins, sultanas and cashew).
On the city's main pedestrian artery, Three Kings' Day is marked with music and the traditional dance with Portuguese popular musician, followed by the Big Christmas Draw, who will reward 20 citizens who shopped at local businesses during the Christmas season, who will receive Christmas hampers and vouchers to use in hotels or hot air balloon flights.
The “It’s Christmas in Beja” celebrations, end at the end of tonight, when the Christmas lights are turned off, promising the city hall that they will return in December 2025.
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, To the golden eagles… To the golden eagles, You are jealous. Going up there you go, Going up there you go, Beja Castle.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
