"Believers of Afro-Brazilian religions pay tribute to Yemanja, Goddess of the Sea, during a traditional celebration ahead of New Year's eve on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 29, 2018."
(photo copyright P. Olivares/Reuters)
Showing posts with label Yemaya. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yemaya. Show all posts
12/30/2018
12/30/2017
News: Brazilians honor Sea Goddess
From the Article:
"Hundreds of practitioners of Brazil’s Afro-Brazilian Candomble and Umbanda faiths have gathered at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach to honor the sea goddess Yemanja in a traditional New Year tribute. A large statue of the goddess in flowing white and blue robes was carried by truck to the beach on Friday. Worshippers were mostly dressed in white as they launched their offerings to Yemanja: small boats with flowers and bowls with candles and fruits. Night-long music and dancing follow the offerings."
(AP Photo/L. Correa, copyright reserved)
8/07/2016
In Praise of Yemanja
"Yemaya Assessu,
Assessu Yemaya
Yemaya Olodo,
Olodo Yemaya."
(Traditional chant honoring Her as the river flowing into the ocean, Photo of Yemanja statue at Santa Vitoria do Palmar, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, copyright F. Bras.)
In Her Name ~ Temple of Learning
12/30/2015
News article: Yemaya celebration in Brazil
From the article:
"During the Festival of Yemanja, people honor the goddess by wearing her colors — white, silver, and blue — and bringing flowers and other offerings to the beach for her. Some even carry a statue of her to place near the water. Finally, people send their prayers and desires out on little boats, asking Yemanja to help make them a reality in the New Year."
(photo copyright Getty Images)
12/30/2014
News article: Worshippers honor Goddess of the Sea
From the article: "People carry small-scaled boats into the waters of Copacabana beach as an offering for Iemanja, goddess of the sea, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. As the year winds down, Brazilian worshippers of Iemanja celebrate the deity, offerings flowers and launching boats, large and small, into the ocean in exchange for blessings in the coming year."
(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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