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What festival is boi bumba in Brazil?

Boi-bum ba is a festival to respect cows in Brazil, also known as Boi-bum ba or Bumba Meu Boi. In the state of Maranh? o in the Amazon region of northern Brazil, the symbolic celebration in June is the Cattle Worship Festival, which is related to the legend that a dead cow brings prosperity to farmers and couples' families.

At this time, people will make all kinds of dolls into the shape of cows, and some will wear dolls on their heads for a theme parade, just like the dragon and lion dances in China. In mullaney? In O region, there are more than 100 teams of "Dancing Cattle" to reproduce the legendary story of cattle with different performances. The "Boi-bum ba" cultural celebration was recognized as Brazil's national historical and cultural heritage in 20 18.

Other festivals:

June 24th every year is the festa Hunina Festival in Brazil, which is the biggest folk festival in the northeast of Brazil, even surpassing the carnival. June Festival was originally to celebrate a Catholic saint born in June: Saint Ant? Nio), St. Peter (s? O Pedro) and St. John (s? Joe? o).

Because June in the southern hemisphere is the harvest season, local people will wear straw hats and simple country clothes (plaid shirts or floral skirts) to sing and dance to celebrate the agricultural harvest. During the festival, people will decorate the streets with Caiqi Yang, and there will be many local foods and various traditional games.