LAVAGEM DO BONFIM
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Eglise du Bonfim,
Salvador,
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One of the most awaited religious events in Salvador de Bahia, between African animist rites and Catholic processions
The most anticipated religious event in Salvador. Syncretism between the animist rites of the origins and the catholic processions, the Bahian women will wash the steps of the church of Bonfim. This festival honored the cult of Oxalà. Slaves traditionally washed the churches. Following the wish of a soldier returning from the war in Paraguay, the freed slaves pretended to follow this ex-voto and thus "made official" this animist rite, inscribing it in the tradition of the Portuguese Catholic masters. Hundreds of thousands of people take part in it.
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Une procession haute en couleur a ne pas manquer. C'est le matin tot vers 8h qu'il faut arriver afin de voir partir les baianaises pour une processionn de 6km . Tout le monde participe il faut se faire voir. Les hommes politiques, les syndicats , les associations. Cela se termine en petit carnaval ou la samba est de rigueur. La biere coule à flot et rafraîchie les marcheurs .......
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