Editing Seixal (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Festa do Avante 2001 10.jpg|thumb|235px|A pan across the celebrants of the 2001 Avante! Festival]]
Throughout there are secular or religious celebrations that highlight the calendar year, including the Modern Music Festival of Corroios and Seixal Jazz.

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But, the primary event of the social year is the [[Avante! Festival]], the annual festival of [[Portuguese Communist Party]], that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors. The event consists of a three-day music festival with hundreds of Portuguese and international bands and artists across five different stages, in addition to ethnographic demonstrations, gastronomy, social debates, books and music fair, the Avanteatro (theatre) and sporting events. Several foreign communist parties also participate. The events preparation begins following the conclusion of the annual festivities, through the initiative of party members and youth volunteers.