Christmas in Portugal
Visit this link which has images of Christmas and New Year in Madeira
Gastronomy
Honey Cake See this video
Cookies Sugar Cane Syrup (Broas de Mel)
The Cookies Sugar Cane Syrup, made from sugar cane syrup, is one of the delights of Madeira's most popular cuisine during the Christmas season. The honey produced from sugar cane is used in several specialties of Madeiran sweets.
This is consumed all year round but in particular in the Christmas season.
Honey cake and Honey broas are made with sugarcane honey See this link
The Factory Mel-de-Cana Ribeiro Sêco de V. Melim, Lda is a reference in the production of sugar cane syrup, a product that crosses its identity with the very identity of the Island of Madeira.
Happy New Year in Island Madeira