Polyglot Dictionary

Folia de Reis

/foˈliɐ dɨ ˈʁejʃ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. Folia de Reis, a Brazilian Epiphany folk tradition where groups go house to house singing and reenacting the journey of the Magi

    • A Folia de Reis passou de casa em casa cantando até a noite de Reis.

      The Folia de Reis group went from house to house singing until Epiphany night.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A Brazilian folk-Catholic tradition held around Epiphany (January 6th): costumed groups travel door to door singing songs that reenact the Three Kings' journey to Bethlehem.

Practice

1 What does Folia de Reis mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ de Reis passou de casa em casa cantando até a noite de Reis.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Folia de Reis?

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