It's a tradition rooted in 14th-century mainland Portugal and has deep significance for the local Portuguese community in the delta.
"The fact that all these years that this has happened, it's because of those people that came before us," Souza said.
The Freeport/Clarksburg Festa began in 1893. Souza described the event as the community's own "Facebook," where attendees could connect during a time when he said they were "outcasts" in the area.
"They would feed the people and it was all free," Fagundes said of how the event operated. "And basically the intention is to feed the poor, because that's what Queen Isabella did."
"Ever since she was little, she's always wanted to do it," Fagundes said. "She dressed herself up when she was about seven years old. She used my old crown and she put a blanket over her head and draped herself and she said she was queen. Little did we know she would end up being queen."
"It's really nice because I wouldn't really have this opportunity. It's just because of the wonderful team I have here, and I've always wanted to do this since I was little," Litwin said.
The Portuguese Freeport/Clarksburg Festa will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday with a procession from the old hall to St. Joseph's Church for the crowning of the incoming queen. There will also be a queen's fundraising dinner to kick off the festa on Saturday.
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