In a Portuguese fishing town, an ancient blessing meets a modern reckoning

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Hundreds of thousands crowd Viana do Castelo's streets each August for one of Portugal's oldest festivals, the Romaria da Senhora d'Agonia.

The festival is celebrated to bless fishermen, but sadly, the fishing boats blessed at this traditional event keep getting harder to fill. (AP video by Jez Fieder.)

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