Portuguese rooster with red polka dots candy jar

Portuguese Rooster with light green polka dots. This Rooster of Barcelos, an emblematic icon of Portugal and popular culture, is decorated with folk hearts and flowers. Behind him, there's a big blue heart. This joyful illustration it's for everyone who likes Portugal and its way of life. Rooster clay figurines are still made with old-world craftsmanship hand painted in bright colors and made in small batches. It's a symbol of faith, good luck, and justice with origins in an old legend - a dead rooster's miraculous singed thus proving the innocence of a Spanish pilgrim who had been falsely accused and sentenced to death by hanging. The rooster of Barcelos is the most famous souvenir from Portugal.