Woman kneels in “sacrifice” during the Nossa Senhora da Pedra celebrations in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Decorations during the Nossa Senhora da Pedra celebrations.

Massa sovada (i.e. “sweet bread”) is being offered as dessert, after eating the traditional Azorean “Sopas do Espirito Santo” (i.e. “Holy Spirit Soup”) typically eaten in June, July, August, and sometimes extending all the way to September.
This photo was taken in Toronto, ON, Canada on August 10, 2000.