Bonderam Festival
The famous Bonderam festival on the fourth Saturday of August is celebrated on Divar Island with great pomp and festivity. The festival commemorates the dispute and the fury of the villagers over the Portuguese system of resolving disputes. The villagers on Divar Island apparently often indulged in disagreements over the matter of ownership of their lands. To terminate the disputes, the Portuguese put up flags at the boundaries. The villagers did not like this system. So they protested against the Portuguese by throwing stones at the flags. On this day, a carnival ambience is created. Each section of the village has a float at the parade. Melodious music can be heard throughout the village.
Feast of Our Lord Redeemer
The feast of the Miraculous Image of Our Lord Redeemer (Konkani: Jezu Soddvonnarachi Ojeapanchi Imaj) is celebrated every year at Piedade, Diwar in the month of November on a Sunday closest to 18 November. The traditional feast is celebrated by one of the village families and draws devotees from all over Goa. The image is said to have been brought by the late Ferrão of Goltim, from Europe and was kept in his house, which has today become a Chapel.