This research deals with the historical aspects of the celebration of Nossa Senhora do Rosário
in the city of Monte do Carmo, State of Tocantins. The dynamics created for this festivity and
the protagonists (residents) who carry out the festival, who are responsible for the secular
maintenance of the tradition, justifying the research and highlighting the importance of the
festival for the community and for the city. The objective of the research is to analyze the
sacred space of the feast of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, having as methodological procedures
the direct observation, while resident and participant of the feast, and a bibliographical review
available. It is necessary to reflect on the importance of the festival for the community,
realizing the specifics of the cultural environment and the geographic space in which the
festival takes place. It is concluded that the territory covered by the participants and faithful in
the city, becomes a sacred space as the festival lasts, where rituals and acts of devotion and
faith take place, which also characterize a cultural dimension of Monte do Carmo.
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