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The Holy Ghost Festas

Published 2002
496 pages
$100.00
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This publication of the history of all 149 Holy Ghost festas ever celebrated by the Portuguese community in California is the culmination of almost two years of research by over 200 volunteers, historians, photographers, sociologists and researchers.

Illustrated by hundreds of photographs, many of historical significance and never seen before, this is the history of the largest and most visible religious and cultural manifestations of the Portuguese community. Starting with the first festa in the late 1850’s to nowadays, this book narrates the history of every brotherhood that every existed.

These Holy Ghost celebrations, brought to California by our Azorean pioneers over 150 years ago, are still central to the life of our community.

In it you will also find in-depth articles on the historical origins of the celebrations, the evolution of the use of capes by the queens as well as a perpetual calendar for every festa.

This is a must have publication for anyone interested on the history of the experience of the Portuguese community in California.

Note: There are no future plans for a 3rd edition. Anyone interested in or doing research on the Portuguese in California may also want to acquire the Holy Ghost Festas CD – the complete text of the original book.

Heritage Collection

  • Untamed Dreams – Faces of America NEW!
  • A Vestibule to Heaven
  • California’s Portuguese Politicians – A Century of Legislative Service
  • Power of the Spirit
  • Capelinhos: A Volcano of Synergies—Azorean Immigration to America
  • Capelinhos (Portuguese translation supplement)
  • Capelinhos (Bundle of English and Portuguese versions)
  • The Holy Ghost Festas
  • The Portuguese Californians – Immigrants in Agriculture
  • The Portuguese Shore Whalers of California 1854-1904

Pioneer Collection

  • A Barrelful of Memories
  • The Egg in the Water Glass: A Journey of a Lifetime
  • Footprints in the Soil: A Portuguese Californian Remembers
  • The Portuguese Presence in California

Children’s Collection

  • Pretty Girl – Linda Menina NEW!
  • Maria and the Lost Calf
    Maria e a Bezerrinha Perdida
    (bilingual)

Fiction Collection

  • A Cow for the Holy Spirit: An Immigrant’s Journey
  • I No Longer Like Chocolates

Coleção Décima Ilha

  • Beijo de Abelha
  • IV International Conference on the Holy Spirit Festas
  • My Californian Friends
  • O Cântico do Silêncio
  • Perspectivas
  • PÓ: Poemas de Machado Ribeiro
  • Retalhos da Alma
  • Sol Posto
  • Tradições Portuguesas / Portuguese Traditions: In Honor of Claude L. Hulet (bilingual)

Additional Publications

  • América

Music

  • Dona Viola, Minha Dama

DVDs

  • Capelinhos DVD

Books on CD

  • The Holy Ghost Festas CD
  • The Portuguese Californians – Immigrants in Agriculture CD

Contact Us

Portuguese Heritage Publications of California, Inc.
1706 Zinfandel Drive
Brentwood, CA 94513-4342

email: info@portuguesebooks.org
phone: (408) 807-3235

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