XXIII FECC Convention

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FECC 2003 Convention Program

Thanks to the Ovar Journal
for covering the 2003 FECC Convention

Click here for an English translation
of articles about the convention

^{Saturday
– 31 May}

^{Arrival of the
participants.}

^{Pat, Wendy & Tom Collins (USA) arrive in Ovar.}

^{Sunday
1st June}

^{Opening
ceremony

Click
here for a slide show of the opening ceremony

We all get a medal to open the convention.}

^{Mass at Ovar’s church}^{Click on picture for full
size}^{The Town of Ovar has life-size stations of the cross

situated throughout the town. The procession for

Semana Santa stops at each station

for a traditional ceremony.

Below are pictures of three stations.}

^{Click on the pictures for the full size photo.}

^{FECC Group Photo.}

^{FECC group}

^{FECC America}

^{FECC USA}

^{Click
on picture for full size}

^{Lunch
included Great food and line dancing

Henry & Billy enjoy line dancing at lunch in Ovar.}

^{click
here for more photos

The opening night show included

Dance & Music in Traditional costumes

& fireworks}^{Click on the pictures for the
full size photo.}

^{Monday
– 2nd June}

^{Exhibition of Carnival Costumes and props}

^{Day 2 First stop the new science museum and convention center, below. Exhibition of Carnival Costumes and props Click one the photos for full size pictures of "Over & Over " on the streets of Ovar.}
After a long day at the convention we took a bus trip of Ovar, which included a stop at the beach.

Center of Ovar

Ovar old & New

^{Beautifully tiled facades}

^{Medieval
Dinner - Castle at Feira,}

We had a Medieval Feast & Show

The knights of Malta sent two of their
best men in to battle.

After a rather rough sword fight they
were both knighted. As you can see George
lost the battle and needed a trip to the
medical tent before he was knighted.

^{Tuesday
– 3rd June}
^{Workshop – theme: “Carnival’s History
and Development”}^{Click on the picture
above for photos of the convention.}

^{Wednesday
– 4th June}
^{Fátima

is famous for a vision of Mary.

Click here for the official page.

Wendy Collins (USA) at Fatima}

^{Mayors banquet} ^{Dinner at Mealhada’s Wine Cellars

with Fado singers}

^{Click on above picture

or more banquet pictures}

^{Thursday
– 5th June}

^{Press
Conference}^{for

2004 FECC Conference in Bulgaria}
Download
Click here for more photos of the show

^{Friday
– 6th June}^{Sightseeing Oporto}

Sightseeing in Oporto was a highlight of the trip.
click here for a slide show.

^{Saturday
– 7th June}^{Aveiro

Artur Jose (Costa de Prata -}^Portugal^{) &
Wendy Collins (USA) in Aveiro.}

^{Click
here for a tour.}

^{Ovar’s Carnival Parade

The parade was fantastic.}here are some more photos.
(click here)

The FECC really enjoyed the parade

(for more FECC photos click here
when you see the photo
press
for the show)

^{Closing ceremony}

^{Click her for photos of the Closing Ceremony}

(Thanks to the all our Portuguese hosts
including the ones not shown in this picture)

For the Carnaval.com FECC image server
(more pictures)
Click here

For pictures from carnaval all over the world
including Portugal
www.carnaval.com's image server
will take you there