The I.D.E.S. Society of Lovelock hosted the 78th Annual Festa last Saturday and Sunday, May 26 - 27. The Festa is sponsored by persons of Azorean-Portuguese descent to commemorate the end of a dreadful famine in Portugal in the year 1323. The event is a religious, civic and cultural celebration of thanksgiving. The letters I.D.E.S. represent Irmandade do Divino Espirito Santo in Portuguese. When translated, this phrase means Brotherhood of the Divine Holy Spirit. Every year many out-of-town visitors come to the Festa. Many are former Lovelock residents who return for this weekend event.[[In-content Ad]]
