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In 1813, the Agricultural Colony of Viana was founded with the settlement of Portuguese immigrants from the Azores Islands. The Azorean families, in addition to seeking economic and social success, also brought their cultural background, including the object of our study: the Feast of the Divine Holy Spirit, which has been taking place in Viana since 1817. It is a bicentennial festival, full of material and immaterial symbolism, which preserves its structure, the ritual script similar to the one still occurring in the Azores, however, absorbing and maintaining also important characteristics of the local, capixaba and Brazilian culture. In this study, we revisit the historical context of the emergence of the Feast and the way it is held in the Azores. We comment briefly on its diffusion in Brazil and we analyze the Feast in Viana, basing on the narratives of its participants.
Source: Açorianidade e brasilidade nas Festas do Divino: o caso de Viana (ES)