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Festivals in Boa Vista
List off all the festivals in Boa Vista
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1 January New Year
6 January Twelfth Night
The Twelfth Night is celebrated in João Galego and other northern villages of the island
20 January National Heroes' Day
1 May Labour Day
3 May Santa Cruz
Also called the "Rabil slave liberation" this typical festival is celebrated with drumming and whistling in parades
4 May Pidrona
In Rabil
8 May São Roque
In Rabil slave liberation
Last weekend of May Cruz Nhỏ Lolo
In Estância de Baixo: Horse racing, coladeras, goat fighting
13 June Santo António
Procession to a church near the deserted Rock of Santo António
24 June São João Baptista
In the northern area of Boa Vista: Procession and offerings
4 July Santa Isobel
In Sal Rei Boavista's most important feast day, attracting visitors from around the archipelago
5 July Independence Day
15 August Nossa Senhora da Graça
15 August Nossa Sra da Piedade
In João Galego
16 August Saint Roque
In Rabil Praia da Cruz festival this is a week after the Baía das Gatas festival in São Vicente, this beach festival attracts national and international musicians.
12 September Nationality Day
1 November All Saints' Day
8 December Imaculada Conceição
In Povoação Velha
25 December Christmas Day
Special Festivals
Carnival in São Nicolau The biggest event on this quiet island takes place every year in February: the "Carnival"!Even though it...
Santa Maria Music festival in Sal This festival takes place on the beach of Santa Maria, in the month of September....
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