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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 ...
Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas: Portugal Day. Marks the date of Camões death. Camões wrote The Lusiads, Portugal's national epic. Event of 1580. Celebrated in many of Portuguese communities in the United States of America, such as the Ironbound in Newark, New Jersey August 15: Assunção: Assumption of Mary. October 5
This event is organized in a modern fashion, since 1952. Because it attracts thousands of visitors every year, it eventually became the trademark event of the city. Mixing local traditions with Samba school parades (since 1983) it stands as one of the most traditional celebrations in Portugal. It is also, arguably, claimed as the best Carnaval ...
Avante! Festival (1976-) - Amora, Seixal; Boom Festival (1997-) - Idanha-a-Nova; Cascais Jazz Festival (1971-1988) - Cascais; Festival da Canção (1964-) Festival Forte (2014-) - Montemor-o-Velho; Festival Sudoeste (1997-) - Zambujeira do Mar; FMM Sines – Festival Músicas do Mundo (1999-) - Sines; Laurus Nobilis Music Famalicão (2015 ...
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.
Folk festivals may also feature folk dance or ethnic foods. Handicrafting has long been exhibited at such events and festival-like gatherings, as it has its roots in the rural crafts . Like folk art, handicraft output often has cultural, political, and/or religious significance.
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).
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 ...