Festa do cruzeiro: entre lugares, representações e imaginário na sociedade do Braga, Monte Horebe-PB.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to understand the place of the Festa do Cruzeiro in the community of Braga, in the municipality of Monte HorebePB, between the years 1946 to 2000, questioning the representations of this party that was created around 1946. The Festa do Cruzeiro it arose from the promise of a gentleman named Pedro Enecreto, a resident of the Braga community, who achieved a grace pleaded with the Catholic saint São Francisco e Assis. I seek to investigate the transformations of representations and the imaginary of the Cruise Festival of Braga society. To this end, photographs and interviews will be analyzed by residents of the community and, consequently, visitors to the party in question. Starting from Cultural History, this work is based on the perspectives of CHARTIER (1990), PESAVENTO (1995), ALBUQUERQUE JÚNIOR (2007) among others.