Thousands of people attended the 35th ceremony in the honor of Iemanja "Diario The capital of La Plata

Once again, the ceremony in honor of Iemanjá took place at the popular beach, a celebration that already constitutes a cultural and tourist attraction that has attracted thousands of people. On this occasion, it was also planned to celebrate two weddings in traditional African fashion, a unique attraction.

At the evening that took place this Sunday afternoon, the city authorities, councilors, representatives of INADI, Culture, Human Rights and the artist Rafael Vbader, creator of the 35th anniversary work, as well as outstanding religious from our country and neighboring countries.

As always, and with a particular climate that accompanied everyone present, the celebration began with the Playon procession of the Provincial Hotel and La Rambla, accompanied by the Capoeira Topacio group. He continued to the altar with the African image of Iemanjá, to then perform the "roda" with the touch of batuques, weddings, prayers to orixás, dances and the expected delivery of boats with offerings and gifts. orders from all participants at the sea All this accompanied by fireworks that were projected in height and reflected in the sea.

At the time of inauguration, Baba Hugo Watenberg, organizer of the ceremony and director of the Center for African Studies of the Kingdom of Iemanjá Bomí (CABA), sincerely thanked all those who year after year, Add to the ceremony a brief account of these 35 years of celebration that "began in Varese, with 14 people and we are now thousands," he said.

It should be remembered that the ceremony of Mar del Plata is one of the two most important in the world and that, by its hierarchy, arrive people from all Argentina, Cuba, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Spain.

It should be noted that, for ecological reasons and respect for nature, the boats were made with organic materials (wood and cardboard) to avoid any contamination. At the end of the commemoration, specially organized groups of faithful were instructed to clean the entire beach of any waste that had sent the sea back to the shore.

This celebration relies on the statements of cultural interest of General Pueyrredon and the tourist of Emtur. It has also been declared of interest by the province, by the Provincial and National Human Rights Secretariat and by INADI, in addition to the downstream of the Office of the Attorney General. ; ombudsman.

Iemanjá is the protector of the Orixá family and in particular sailors. His cult came from Africa, in the so-called slave ships, in the heart of slaves. It quickly spread throughout America and even merged with vernacular cults. like that of caboclos.

This Orixá, often badimilated to religious syncretism under the name of Stella Maris, is the owner and mistress of the waters, protector of fishermen and families in general and was "sung" by musicians such as Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso, Sergio Mendes and above all, the great writer Jorge Amado in several of his novels.