It is June Festival season! :-D
Brazil celebrates four Catholic saints during the month of June: St. Anthony (13th), St. John (24th) and St. Peter and St. Paul (29th). It's a tradition inherited from Portugal. For a month, there are festivals throughout the country that, despite a few differences, have basically the same elements: square dance, typical food and drinks, music, fireworks and attractions like theme park and arcade.
There is no Brazilian city or town that doesn't have their own June Festival. All schools assemble their students to do the quadrille (square dance), dressed up as hillbillies to the delight of their proud or frightened parents. And most of the associations and clubs, Catholic or not, also take the opportunity to gather the community around stands of roulette and bingo, kissing booth, caramel apples and sweet corn.
Today, the festival has become big business and some local governments make a serious plan to organize the festivities. Caruaru and Campina Grande, in the Northeast, have the most famous June festivals of the country. This year, the city of Caruaru expects to raise R$ 200 million with the event! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Kfethy6zI
The Brazilian people just love June Festival and even those who say that it is tacky and outdated end up having fun for at least one night in one of the venues, either because of the food or the concerts or simply because they were dragged by the girlfriend or boyfriend!
I have beautiful memories of the June Festivals from my childhood. Look at my happy face in the photo! hehehe
I just love June Festival! If I decide to do one here in Katoomba, I promise to post it on the blog! ;-)
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É tempo de São João!! :-D
Brazil celebrates four Catholic saints during the month of June: St. Anthony (13th), St. John (24th) and St. Peter and St. Paul (29th). It's a tradition inherited from Portugal. For a month, there are festivals throughout the country that, despite a few differences, have basically the same elements: square dance, typical food and drinks, music, fireworks and attractions like theme park and arcade.
There is no Brazilian city or town that doesn't have their own June Festival. All schools assemble their students to do the quadrille (square dance), dressed up as hillbillies to the delight of their proud or frightened parents. And most of the associations and clubs, Catholic or not, also take the opportunity to gather the community around stands of roulette and bingo, kissing booth, caramel apples and sweet corn.
The Brazilian people just love June Festival and even those who say that it is tacky and outdated end up having fun for at least one night in one of the venues, either because of the food or the concerts or simply because they were dragged by the girlfriend or boyfriend!
I have beautiful memories of the June Festivals from my childhood. Look at my happy face in the photo! hehehe
I just love June Festival! If I decide to do one here in Katoomba, I promise to post it on the blog! ;-)
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É tempo de São João!! :-D
No Brasil, comemoram-se quatro santos católicos durante o mês de junho: Santo Antônio (dia 13), São João (dia 24) e São Pedro e São Paulo (dia 29). Tradição herdada dos portugueses. Nessa época, há festas por todo país que, apesar de algumas diferenças, têm basicamente os mesmos elementos: quadrilha, comidas e bebidas típicas, forró, fogueira e atrações como parque de diversões com barracas de jogos etc.
Não há uma só cidadezinha brasileira que não prepare sua festa junina. Todas as escolas põem seus alunos pra dançar quadrilha fantasiados de caipiras para deleite dos pais corujas. E as demais associações, católicas ou não, também aproveitam a ocasião pra reunir a comunidade em volta de barracas de roleta, bingo, pesca, maçã-do-amor e milho verde.
Hoje em dia, as festas juninas viraram negócio grande e algumas prefeituras fazem um sério planejamento pra organizar as festividades. Em Caruaru e Campina Grande, na região Nordeste, acontecem as festas juninas mais famosas do país. Este ano, a prefeitura de Caruaru espera arrecadar R$ 200 milhões com seu São João! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Kfethy6zI
O povo brasileiro simplesmente adora festas juninas e mesmo quem diz que é coisa brega e ultrapassada, acaba se divertindo pelo menos por uma noite do mês de junho em uma delas, seja por causa da comida ou dos shows ou porque a namorada simplesmente o arrastou!
Tenho lindas recordações das festas juninas da minha infância. Olha a minha cara de feliz na foto! hehehe
Eu adoro festa junina! Se decidir fazer uma aqui em Katoomba, prometo que posto o resultado no blog! ;-)
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