 The witness Joaquim Gregorio Tavares, who was present at Fatima on October 13th, states, "We must declare that, although we admit the possibility of some miraculous fact, we were there while having in mind conversations we had earlier with cool-headed persons who were anticipating some changes of colour in the Sun" The villagers in Alburitel were preparing for a Sun miracle too.According to Maria do Carmo, "It was anticipated that the miracle would involve the stars".This is likely due to the fact that in the months of July, August and September people at Fatima claimed the Sun's light dimmed and the sky became dark enough for stars to become visible.