The National Festival of the Dividivi ( es, Festival y Reinado Nacional del Dividivi) is a festival in the
Department of La Guajira
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Colombia
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. The festival was created in 1969 by mandate of then mayor of
Riohacha,
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People
*Ernestina Cravello (1880-1942), Italian-American anarcha-feminist
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*Ernestina Edem Appiah, a Ghanaian social entrepreneur
Places
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The National Festival of the Dividivi is named after the ''Dividivi'' tree (''
Caesalpinia coriaria''), considered a symbol of the Department of La Guajira. The festival is celebrated every year from June 29 to July 1, the last day celebrating the creation of the Department of La Guajira.
National System for Cultural Information: National Festival of the Dividivi
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See also
* List of festivals in La Guajira
*Festivals in Colombia
The following is a list of festivals in Colombia, including arts festivals, music festivals, folk festivals, and cultural festivals, among other types.
Festivals by type Traditional and cultural Colombian festivals
January
*Campeonato de Vol ...
References
Cultural festivals in Colombia
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Festivals in La Guajira Department