| 1. |
1st
of January |
Celebrated
throughout the whole island, the biggest celebration of this
festival is in the village of Sal-Rei with dances and other
forms of festivities. 6th of |
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| 2. |
January |
The festival of the Three Wise Men is celebrated in the villages
of João Galego, Funda das Figueiras and Cabeça
dos Tarafes, with mass, dances and various other social activities.
Groups of musicians visit the houses playing the music connected
to this occasion. |
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| 3. |
Carnaval
Tuesday |
This is celebrated
all over the island. 3rd of MAY On this day the Feast of the
Saint Cross is celebrated to commemorate the liberation of the
slaves, and it attracks all inhabitants of the island. Besides
the mass and procession, there are also parades marching to
the sounds of drums, whistles and hooting. |
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| 4. |
4th
of May |
Celebration
of Pidrona |
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Verde |
| 5. |
8th
of May |
The feast of S.
Roque at Povoação Velha, with mass procession
and the dance that no festival would be complete without. |
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Verde |
| 6. |
28th
of May |
Festival
of "Cruz Nhô Lolo" with goat fighting. |
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Verde |
| 7. |
l3th
of June |
The Feast of Saint
Anthony, with a procession that approaches a small church (Ermida)
located in the centre of,the island, near "Rocha de Santo
Antonio" (Saint Anthony Rock). |
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| 8. |
4th
of July |
The
mam festivity of the island since it is the day of Santa Isabel,
the Patron Saint of Boa Vista. Because it is the Municipal Day,
it is the largest festival and it attracts many people from
the other islands. |
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Verde |
| 9. |
24th
of July |
The Feast of Saint
John the Baptist in the Parish with the sarne name, with procession
and offerings. |
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Verde |
| 10. |
15th
of August |
The
feast of Our Lady of Mercy ("Nossa Senhora da Piedade")
takes place in the village of João Galego. |
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Verde |
| 11. |
16th
of August |
Celebration in Rabil
of the feast of S. Roque. |
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Verde |
| 12. |
August |
During
the third weekend of this month the Festival of Music of Praia
de Santa Cruz takes place, bringing artists from the other islands
and from abroad. |
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Verde |
| 13. |
8th
December |
Povoação
Velha celebrates the feast of its Patroness, the Immaculate
Conception. |
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Verde |
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Cape Verde Calendar of Events