Podence is a former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the municipality (''

concelho Concelho () is the Portuguese-language term for municipality, referring to the territorial subdivision in local government. In comparison, the word ''município'' () refers to the organs of State. This differentiation is still in use in Portugal a ...

'') of

Macedo de Cavaleiros Macedo de Cavaleiros () is a city and List of municipalities of Portugal, municipality in northeastern Portugal, in Bragança District. The population in 2011 was 15,776, in an area of 699.14 km². History During antiquity, the region was oc ...

, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish

Podence e Santa Combinha Podence e Santa Combinha is a civil parish in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros, northern Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Ib ...

. The population in 2011 was 250, in an area of 14.44 km².Eurostat
/ref> Podence is internationally known for its tradition of

Careto The Careto tradition is a religious or folk ritual practiced in regions of Portugal, believed to have roots in pre-historical Celtic traditions. It is found particularly in the villages of Podence (Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança District), Vil ...

s, during the festivities of Carnival when gangs of masked youths terrorize young girls and rob the cellars of the village.

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Podence in azibo.org
Article by José Paulo Carvalho Pereira in azibo.org, February 2006
University of Louisville Department of Anthropology
(in Portuguese)
Endless energy of the Caretos
(in Portuguese) Former parishes of Portugal Freguesias of Macedo de Cavaleiros {{Bragança-geo-stub

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