The Queima das Fitas (Portuguese for Ribbon Burning) is a traditional festivity of the students of some Portuguese universities, organized originally by the students of the University of Coimbra. == History == Although student traditions and student lore in Portugal are much older and include features like the Praxe and the Latada, the first Queima das Fitas, or the ceremonial burning of the ribbons, was organized by the students of the University of Coimbra in the 1850s.
The Queima das Fitas (Portuguese for Ribbon Burning) is a traditional festivity of the students of some Portuguese universities, organized originally by the students of the University of Coimbra. == History == Although student traditions and student lore in Portugal are much older and include features like the Praxe and the Latada, the first Queima das Fitas, or the ceremonial burning of the ribbons, was organized by the students of the University of Coimbra in the 1850s.
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