Post by Diniz Borges

Cavalhadas de São Pedro by Gualter Furtado The Cavalhadas of São Pedro in Ribeira Seca, in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, are a centuries-old expression of gratitude to Saint Peter for protecting the local people from the earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and cataclysms that afflicted this part of the island of São Miguel. Every year, on June 29, men dressed in authentic medieval attire and mounted on carefully trained horses process toward the Chapel of Saint Peter, a sanctuary believed to have been spared by the lava flows from several eruptions that occurred in 1563 at Pico do Sapateiro and Lagoa do Fogo....