Festa do Divino

The celebration of the Divine is celebrated seven weeks after Easter Sunday to celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the twelve apostles. This traditional festival of Brazilian’s folklore is a mixture of religious manifestations. The origin of these events comes from Portugal, arrived in Brazil with the first settlers. Today the tradition of the festival is kept alive in several Brazilian’s states, cavalcades are held to represent the battles between Moors and Christians. And the religious part of the festival are made novenas, Masses and processions. But each state has peculiarities in celebration of this festival according to the origins of the settlements and they usually extend for 10 days.