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The biggest party in the Brazilian northeast. The second biggest party in Brazil. Meet our culture, our happy people, come and enjoy our music sung live by a talented singer. Welcome to Land of the Aviator. in Avitron. About the feast of São João. Celebrated this Friday (24), São João day, marks the apex of June festivities in Brazil. A tradition that began with the Portuguese colonization and increased with Brazilian cultural traits throughout history, the date is the birthday of the Catholic martyr.

Of exclusively religious origin, the Festa Junina, popularly called São João, gained traces of local culture, such as regional cuisine, and formed a new tradition with strong traces of the northeast.

Many of the June aspects as we know them today did not come with the colonizers.

The celebration in Brazilian national territory took on several other meanings in addition to the religious ones, many traits of the local culture were incorporated, resignifying the function of each saint and the festivities devoted to each of them, such as bonfires, gangs, fairs decorated with flags. and balloons".

WHO WAS SÃO JOÃO?
São João is a biblical character and cousin of Jesus. He was the prophet who announced the birth of Christ and baptized him in the waters of the River Jordan.

São João was assassinated by the Roman Empire because of his religiosity. Thus, he became a martyr of the Catholic Church.