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Christmas Eve Table Decorations in the Palace of Belém
The President of the Republic and Mrs. Cavaco Silva opened, in the Palace of Belém, the exhibition “And Now a Child Was Born”, the lights of the Christmas Tree and the Christmas Tree Dining Room decorations.
The exhibition will be open to the Public until 14 January of next year, showing approximately one hundred exhibits dating from the 15th century forward, and was jointly organized by the Museum of the Presidency of the Republic and by the Beja Diocese Department of Artistic and Historic Heritage, and is the largest show ever organized in Portugal covering this topic.
The Infant Choir of the Lisbon Conservatory enacted a Christmas carol performance in the presence of the many guests at the opening of the Christmas Tree lights and of the Christmas Table decorations.
Christmas decorations used were exclusively of Portuguese origin, mainly from the Bordalo Pinheiro Pottery Factory, designed by architect Álvaro Roquette.
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