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A reveler from the Lisbon neighborhood, Alfama, gets ready for Saint Anthony's Parade on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon on June 12, 2012. Lisbon celebrates Saint Antony's day, its protector, with a parade that gathers participants from several neighborhoods of the city.
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Revelers from the Lisbon neighborhood, Alfama, sit in a bus that will take them to the Saint Anthony's Parade on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon on June 12, 2012.
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A reveler says goodby to her mother moments before going to the Saint Anthony's Parade on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon on June 12, 2012.
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Revelers walk down a street on their way to the Saint Anthony's Parade on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon on June 12, 2012.
Every year, St. Anthony, who was born is Lisbon, is celebrated in Portugal with parades, street parties, traditional dancing, fireworks and sardines. The saint was known for being a supporter of the poor, but also for talking to fish in the Italian town of Rimini. His name is also invoked by women in search of good husbands.