Brazil Yemoja

1 brazil

1.1 syncretism
1.2 sacred objects
1.3 ritual sacrifice
1.4 ritual foods
1.5 festivals

brazil

offerings lemanjá in salvador, brazil.

in candomblé , umbanda yemanjá 1 of 7 orixás. red roses used ritual offering. queen of ocean, patron spirit of fishermen , survivors of shipwrecks, feminine principle of creation, , spirit of moonlight. saturday consecrated day of yemanjá.

colors: light blue , crystal
ritual garment color: light blue
ritual jewelry or necklace: crystalline beads
ritual salutation: odô ta
symbols: shells, sea stones

syncretism

in brazil yemanjá syncretized our lady of seafaring (nossa senhora dos navegantes) , our lady of conception (nossa senhora de conceição).

sacred objects

sacred objects associated yemanjá placed in pegi, room or space dedicated orixá, include:

dishes , porcelain
earthen basins
fruits, namely obi (cola acuminata) , bitter kola nut (garcinia kola)
white jars or pitchers
white medals or coins

ritual sacrifice

guinea fowl, ducks, hens, she-goat sacrificed ( orô ) on festival days associated yemanjá in candomblé tradition. animals sacrificed yemonja must thrown in water disposal.

ritual foods

angu, manioc or maize flour boiled in water or milk
corn meal
lelé, drink of white corn meal boiled in coconut milk
obi, fruit of cola acuminata
onion, referred alubaça
rice
white corn

festivals

in salvador, bahia, iemanjá celebrated candomblé on same day consecrated catholic church our lady of seafaring (nossa senhora dos navegantes). every february 2, thousands of people line @ dawn leave offerings @ shrine in rio vermelho. gifts iemanjá include flowers , objects of female vanity (perfume, jewelry, combs, lipsticks, mirrors). these gathered in large baskets , taken out sea local fishermen. afterwards massive street party ensues.
in pelotas, rio grande sul state, on february 2, image of nossa senhora dos navegantes carried port of pelotas. before closing of catholic feast, boats stop , host umbanda followers carry image of iemanjá, in syncretic meeting watched thousand of people on shore.
iemanjá celebrated every december 8 in salvador, bahia. festa da conceição da praia (feast our lady of conception of church @ beach) city holiday dedicated catholic saint , iemanjá. feast occurs on day in pedra furada, monte serrat in salvador, bahia, called gift iemanjá, when fishermen celebrate devotion queen of ocean.
in são paulo state, iemanjá celebrated in 2 first weekends of december on shores of praia grande city. during these days many vehicles garnished iemanjá icons , colors (white , blue) roam são paulo mountains sea littoral, of them traveling hundreds of miles. thousands of people rally near iemanjá s statue in praia grande beach.
on new year s eve in rio de janeiro, millions of cariocas, of religions, dressed in white gather on copacabana beach greet new year, watch fireworks, , throw white flowers , other offerings sea goddess in hopes grant them requests coming year. send gifts lemanjá in wooden toy boats. paintings of lemanjá sold in rio shops, next paintings of jesus , other catholic saints. portray woman rising out of sea. small offerings of flowers , floating candles left in sea on many nights @ copacabana.




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