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RELIGION - Portuguese festival honors holy day
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The annual Holy Ghost Festival tomorrow will bring a uniquely Portuguese flavor to a Christian holy day.
The festival has been observed for 115 years by the Brotherhood of the Holy Ghost of the Holy Trinity, better known as the Punchbowl Holy Ghost Society, whose headquarters is a small chapel at 1774 Puowaina Drive.
A procession will leave the chapel at 8:30 a.m. heading for Blessed Sacra...
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