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International Ballet Festival of Trujillo (dance) International Festival of Lyric Singing (music) Inti Raymi; Lima Film Festival (film) Lord of Huaman Festival; Lord of Miracles; Miss La Libertad; Pachamama Raymi; Quyllur Rit'i; San José Festival; T'anta Raymi; Toro de fuego; Tupay Tuqtu; Trujillo Book Festival; Trujillo Marinera Festival ...
The Portuguese participate in many cultural activities, indulging their appreciation of art, music, drama, and dance. Portugal has a rich traditional folklore (Ranchos Folclóricos), with great regional variety. Many cities and towns have a museum and a collection of ancient monuments and buildings.
The following is a list of Portuguese festivals held in only one or a few of the Districts and/or Autonomous Regions of Portugal. Nationwide festivals are not included. Nationwide festivals are not included.
The Carnival of Madeira (Portuguese: Carnaval da Madeira) is an annual festival held forty days before Easter, that ends on Fat Tuesday (called Fat Tuesday in Madeira - Terça-feira Gorda in Portuguese) the day before Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent).
Carnival, known as "carnaval" in Spanish, is a pre-Lenten festival that gained popularity in Spain during the middle of the 10th century.It was likely brought to Cuba by Hispanic colonists, [3] and has since become the foundation for traditional celebrations in the country, such as the Carnaval habanero.
A festival is a special occasion of feasting or celebration, usually with a religious focus. Aside from religion, and sometimes folklore , another significant origin is agricultural . Food (and consequently agriculture) is so vital that many festivals are associated with harvest time.
The culture of South America draws on diverse cultural traditions. These include the native cultures of the peoples that inhabited the continents prior to the arrival of the Europeans; European cultures, brought mainly by the Spanish, the Portuguese and the French; African cultures, whose presence derives from a long history of New World slavery; and the United States, particularly via mass ...
Sports festivals in South America (6 C) A. Cultural festivals in Argentina (5 C, 9 P) B. Cultural festivals in Bolivia (3 C, 2 P) Cultural festivals in Brazil (7 C ...