tradition, in the same sense North easterner and South easterner cities like Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and Recife do. Polls made in the city confirm most Curitiban citizens don't like said celebration; the one who does usually travel to the coastal cities of Parana, most commonly Matinhos and Paranagua.
Festivals
In Curitiba there are several yearly festivals. Some festivals are related to arts, such as Curitiba Theatre Festival and the Music Workshop of Curitiba. There are also some immigrant-related yearly festivals, such as the Grape Feast which is related to Italian immigrants, and the four Matsuri, related to Japanese immigrants. The four Matsuri set in Curitiba are: Imin Matsuri , "Immigration Festival") which cellebrates the arrival of Japanese immigrants in Brazil, Haru Matsuri which celebrates the end of winter and coming of spring, Hana Matsuri which cellebrates the birth of Sakyamuni, and Seto Matsuri ("Seto Festival"), in honor of Cláudio Seto, cartoonist and idealist of the first Matsuri in Curitiba
