Feliz Natal — Merry Christmas in Portuguese. As Christmas approaches, the Sousa household on Calypso Avenue in Bethlehem begins to glow with holiday spirit as the family prepares for a traditional ...

A ferry wheel is seen at a Christmas market in Lisbon, Portugal, Dec. 22, 2019. Photo:Xinhua A large Christmas tree is lit up for the upcoming Christmas in Lisbon, Portugal, Dec. 22, 2019.

For Sharon Danker, Christmas is that special time of year when her extended family from all over the country gather to celebrate the cheer and goodwill of the season over a home-cooked feast of ...

The variety of its expressions, as well as the notorious religious identity in Portugal, music occupies a privileged place in our tradition. These present here are adorned with a striking contemporary ...

And at Christmas the dried and salted fish is central to meals at family gatherings in Portugal, the world's biggest consumer of "bacalhau" as it is called here, just as turkey is at Thanksgiving in ...

At a hospital tucked away off one of Lisbon's main cobblestone squares, Manuela Cutileira does triage on incoming patients. "First we do a checkup, create a chart and assign a bed number — like you ...

LISBON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Portugal will ease coronavirus rules over the Christmas period to allow people to visit loved ones, but measures will be reimposed a few days later to crack down on New ...

A ferry wheel is seen at a Christmas market in Lisbon, Portugal, Dec. 22, 2019. Photo:Xinhua A large Christmas tree is lit up for the upcoming Christmas in Lisbon, Portugal, Dec. 22, 2019.