Tongatapu, Tonga's main island, stages the Heilala Festival to coincide with Crown Prince Tupouto'a's birthday on 12 July. The event is named after the national flower, which also blooms around this time. Visitors enjoy parades, parties, concerts, sporting events and beauty pageants.-
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Tongatapu, Tonga's main island, stages the Heilala Festival to coincide with Crown Prince Tupouto'a's birthday on 12 July. The event is named after the national flower, which also blooms around this time. Visitors enjoy parades, parties, concerts, sporting events and beauty pageants.
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