Azores Day (Portuguese: Dia dos Acores) is a regional holiday established to commemorate the Azorean political autonomy established in the Portuguese constitution following the Carnation Revolution. The date corresponds to the festival of the Holy Spirit a celebration based in the archipelago’s religious and cultural history held on the Sunday of Pentecosts a movable public holiday observed only in the archipelago of the Azores.
country
Azores
meaning
A celebration of the Azores autonomy following the Carnation Revolution the holiday transformed into a historical cultural and social affirmation of the region
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