Eron was recently invited to take part of the Sete Sòis Sete Luas festival in Pombal, Portugal for which he painted “Revolução dos Cravos”, a tribute to the so-called Carnation Revolution, a military coup in Lisbon, Portugal, on 25 April 1974 which overthrew the authoritarian fascist regime.
The name “Carnation Revolution” comes from the fact that almost no shots were fired and that when the population took to the streets to celebrate the end of the dictatorship and war in the colonies, carnations were put into the muzzles of rifles and on the uniforms of the army men by Celeste Caeiro which I believe, has been depicted in the window along with the red carnations she shared with the soldiers.
The mural overlooks the railway station of the Portuguese town and the square dedicated to Fernando José Salgueiro Maia, a famous Portuguese officer and one of the most important figures for the overturning of the fascist regime.
In addition to the window and the elderly woman with the red carnations, we see a group of doves flying across the wall, painted in different colours and symbolizing concepts such as peace, harmony, cohabitation, hospitality and freedom. A minimal, but highly poetic representation of this important event in Portugal’s history. 
Author: Fran
Founder and editor of Urbanite. Street Art lover who after the finishing her MA thesis on the Mexican and Norwegian muralist movement in the 1920-50s, developed a fascination for street art and graffiti that eventually led to collaborations with different art blogs, including the creation of this one.
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