• Safeguarding and protection: Ensuring that the Winter Festivals of the municipality of Vinhais are recognized and protected.
• Valuing local identity: Affirming the cultural identity of Vinhais through these festivities, reinforcing the communities’ sense of belonging to the territory.
• Promotion and dissemination: Increasing the visibility of the festivities to the local, national and international public, promoting cultural tourism outside the high season.
• Intergenerational transmission: Preserving and transmitting rituals and knowledge to new generations through education and community involvement, preventing their disappearance.

Ethnographic Research and Documentation:

• Documentary research
• Participant observation
• Interviews and testimonies
• Mapping of practices
• Preparation of the ethnographic technical dossier

Application to INPCI and Safeguarding:

• INPCI technical dossier
• Inventory and monitoring form
• Safeguarding Plan

• Documentation and heritage recognition

• Long-term safeguarding
• Tourism and economic development
• Social cohesion and knowledge transfer
• Visibility and external projection
• Contribution to territorial development