Every year, on Christmas day, there’s an auction to bid on who will be wearing this red and black mask. Everything’s done in secret so that on New Year’s day, at the early hours when the chocalheiro starts his lonely procession, no one knows who he is until it ends… …or he briefly takes it off for a gasp of fresh air.#portugal #mogadouro #trasosmontes #wintersolstice #mask #chocalheiro #chocalheirodebemposta
