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Holy Ghost Festival pageantry and roots in Warm Springs
The festival blends world customs with local culture as pageants and processions culminate in church services. It spreads to the Agore Islands and beyond, drawing community leaders, judges, teachers, and officials into a vibrant celebration with parades, fireworks, and a noon banquet. The 1955 planning was led by Joseph S. Brown with E A Quaresma as president, following a 1936 state convention in Warm Springs attended by about 7,000 people.
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