Festival de melancias

A Festa da Melancia acontece no município de Uruana estado de Goiás aqui no Brasil, essa festa é o momento que os agricultores tem de comemorar o sucesso da colheita da fruta. Essa cultura começou no município em 1968, e a primeira festa foi dez anos depois em 1978 e desde 1993, se tornou um evento nacional, sempre em setembro, mês de aniversário da cidade. Uruana é considerada capital nacional da melancia.

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