Magusto (São Martinho)

Magusto is one of Portugal's most widely observed traditional celebrations, marking St Martin's feast day each November with roasted chestnuts and água-pé — a light, young wine made from the pressings left over after the main wine harvest. Families and communities gather around bonfires across the country to roast chestnuts together.

The tradition is tied to Portuguese folklore around "veranico de São Martinho" (St Martin's summer), a brief warm spell said to occur around this time of year — giving the celebration a genuine seasonal, almost superstitious character alongside its simple, communal food tradition.