Crowds come out to celebrate Portugal Day
BBCCrowds turned out to celebrate Portugal Day in Jersey with traditional food, music and dancing all on display.
It was organised by the research group Project Luso which aims to promote and share Portuguese culture with the wider community in the island.
Roughly one in ten people in Jersey have Portuguese or Madeiran heritage according to the 2021 census.
Dia De Portugal, held on Wednesday, was free to the public and held at Cyril Le Marquand Court from 15:00 BST until 19:00 to allow as many people as possible to attend.
Vivianne Rapizzi from Project Luso helped organise the event and was pleased with how people engaged with the day.
She said: "We're really, really happy with the turnout. It's just been really gorgeous.
"It's a way of kind of connecting with my roots and it's just so lovely to be able to celebrate that together with other people from all cultures."
Project Luso has held several other events this year to promote Portuguese culture through art and film.
Hayley Gibbo is the arts lead for Project Luso and her mum is from Madeira while her dad is from Jersey.
She said: "It's so beautiful to see first generation, second generation, and third generation Portuguese on island, celebrating something that's so important.
"There's so many days that we can celebrate like this, like days celebrating patron saints or fish, so I hope it's the first of many events like Dia de Portugal."
Gibbo has started an art initiative for Project Luso using Portuguese tiles to connect Portuguese and British cultures.
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