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01 Ash Wednesday starts off Lent
The month of March is reflection month, with 40 days of Lent preceding Easter. Once a very holy season for the largely Catholic population, lent has decreased in importance in recent years. The once strict Catholic prohibitions surrounding this forty-day period have been relaxed.
04 Official Opening of the Harvest period
Five weeks of preparation including various folkloric workshops, lectures themes on the history of the Harvest feast, dress and music.
15-18 40th Annual International Blue Marlin Release Tournament
This international fishing tournament has by now become a widely anticipated event, drawing participants from all over the world, especially from neighboring islands and the Americas. Old friends meet again and there is a happy family get-together ambience. For more information visit: www.curacaojachtclub.com