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Hanging Meat for Espirito Santo

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The festivals in honor of the Divine Holy Spirit in May are a time of community unity. In Lagoa, the sacred and the secular go hand in hand during this celebration. The blessing of the meats precedes their distribution to the needy of the parish.

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