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The result was: rejected by reviewer, closed by AirshipJungleman29 talk 18:16, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Nicolinas

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The Pregão, one of the 8 festivities of the Nicolinas

... that the Nicolinas, a traditional set of festivities from the Portuguese city of Guimarães, are celebrated in honor of Saint Nicholas? Source: [1]
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Created by V.B.Speranza (talk). Self-nominated at 01:05, 28 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Nicolinas; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

Sorry, I know you put a lot of work into this, but I'm leaning firmly towards oppose. There are significant WP:NPOV and slight WP:ORIGINALRESEARCH issues with the article (please read both of these links carefully). Quotes like "vibrant assembly", "reimagined the nomenclature", "With the passage of time, it became apparent that one day was not enough to celebrate St. Nicholas", and "People of all ages come together to joyously celebrate" are overly flowery, and sometimes unsourced.

It's not just in a few places, it's in almost every paragraph of the article. Addressing these issues would involve a significant rewrite, and also a change in your writing style entirely, which is not easy. I recommend the nomination be closed. I see it's also nominated for good article; as a heads up, reviewers will likely have the same feedback, and possibly quick fail it. Consider asking someone for tips on how to rework it, then renominating for good article, then doing a DYK after it passes. Hope this feedback is helpful, all the best. toobigtokale (talk) 04:07, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

For this and future articles, some style links you should read:

Hope these are helpful. toobigtokale (talk) 04:12, 29 January 2024 (UTC)