#porto #saojoao #portugal

Join us as we celebrate one of Porto, Portugal's most anticipated events of the year, São João! Everyone's been raving about this amazing and awesome party, but we wondered if we're ready for it. Could we be too old for this kind of celebration? We were battleready with our hammers, so we had that going for us...

Hammers? Yes, hammers. When I told my daughter, she worried and wondered about us. I reassured her. "Be safe out there," she said.

This party originated during the 14th century, and the hammers had other iterations like lemon tree branches. In the 1970s, branches were traded in for plastic hammers, creating a unique and fun tradition.

We started our evening in the WOW (World of Wine) Cultural District, watched the fireworks, then made our way back home, walking along the Douro River, where the party was still going strong. How crazy were the parties? Watch to find out.

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