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Once a year, the smell of the sea air in the neighborhood of Rio Vermelho in Salvador mingles with the smell of lavender and flowers. Traditionally, February 2 is reserved for requests and thanks at the festival Iemanjá.
- PHOTOS: Crowds gather in Salvador to honor Iemanjá
On Saturday (2), a crowd of Bahians and tourists went to pay homage to the queen of the sea.
- 19659005] Tributes began even at dawn, with dawn. The ritual is initiated by the fishermen, thanking for the abundance that comes from the salty waters.
A few days later, the faithful arrived to drop him off. [Photo:theofferingsinthebuildingstructureinstalledtoreceivetheandorwiththeimageIemanjáoudirectlyinlaan
Those who preferred to leave the gifts in the arbor faced a long line that left the house of Iemanja, in the fishing colony of . Red River
Who decided to take the offering directly to the sea followed the well-known ritual of the rebirth of faith: go down the steps, walk on the sand, get in by the water and pray. The devotees, like Aninha Borges, arrived at dawn and stayed to see the rest of the party.
"I came, as I come every year, thank you for the graces you have earned and for all the victories and victories that she has given me." I arrived here in Rio Vermelho at 2 o'clock in the morning. I'm still here, thanking and feeling the energy of the place, "he said.
Between the several stories of faith and gratitude, that of the veteran Lânia Reis. Bahiana has been participating in the celebration for more than a decade to fulfill the promise of a grace achieved through the orixá.
"I have come to thank for my health, that of my family, for the year that has pbaded.The year 2018 has been for me a year of gratitude and a great year. I have fulfilled a promise with a lot of faith in her, and she has healed me.I have made the promise to come lay my flowers and face this queue.I am very Godly, I've been doing it for 12 years, "said Lânia.
"Today, I have just thanked, thank you for the blessings granted all year, for the open ways, for my daughter, a gift that I have asked with faith and that She gave me, "Tainá Borges said.
The celebration continues in the afternoon. The procession of ships for the delivery of the main presents at sea, as well as nearly 600 balloons containing offerings deposited by the fans and the admirers, is expected at 15:30, also in Rio Vermelho. The exit is from the fishermen's colony.
Feast Iemanjá 2019 – Photo: Roberto Viana / Ag. Haack
Feast of Iemanja 2019 – Photo: Roberto Viana / Ag. Haack