They were originally a mixture of a pagan and a religious feast related to the worshipping of two saints: St Antony in Lisbon and St. John in Porto.

saints 是 saint 的复数形式，saint 来自拉丁语 sanctus（神圣的），指被基督教会正式认可为"圣徒"的人物，通常因其虔诚信仰或特殊贡献而被尊崇。在基督教传统中，圣徒常被视为信徒与上帝之间的中介者。