In Greek mythology, Momus is the son of Sleepiness and of Night, the god of festivities. Happy, casual, mocker, irreverent, sarcastic and satirical, he used to ridicule the other gods, the reason he was expelled from the Olympus and sent out to Earth.

Popular expression known in the capital cities and in the countryside of the states of Sergipe and Alagoas, the Lambe-Sujo versus Caboclinhos Party alludes to the destruction of quilombos in indigenous lands.

The Festa Das Marocas (Marocas’ Festival) is a cultural event which is part of Pernambuco Cultural Nation Festival (‘Cold Circuit’), held in Belo Jardim, a municipality in rural Pernambuco, located 180 km from Recife.

The Catholic Church reserved some dates in its calendar for collective festivals; so that men – temporarily free from their daily work and obligations – could praise the saints, publically express their faith and have some rest and some fun, after they have honoured their religious duties.

Nowadays, the battle between the Tucuxi and Pink River dolphins is the first image that comes to mind when one thinks of the Sairé Festival, held annually in the Alter do Chão district of Santarém, Pará.