"For episode 1 we will listen to Josefina Pissarra, 85, from the village of Penha Garcia, in Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal.
In the 30s and 40s of the 20th century people did not eat meat, they did not have it to eat. But on Carnival Day, the pig was killed and they made what they called “o jantar da carne” (the meat dinner). Carnival Day, in the 30s and 40s, was the only day of the year when the people of Penha Garcia ate the same thing. A festive day.
At another time of the year, one of the traditions of Easter and All Saints' day was the “Bica dos afilhados”… The bread that was eaten in the village was rye bread - wheat was rare in the region of Idanha-a-Nova - and the “Bica” - a flat round bread made with olive oil - was wheat. The godmothers made this bread that they distributed to their godchildren… “It had a meaning”, said Josefina.
The following conversation, with Josefina Pissarra, is in Portuguese." Filipe Faria