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‘Yemanjá’ day in Brazil Posted by carol on Feb 5, 2017
Dia da Iemanjá no Brasil E aí, gente? What’s up, guys? On February 2nd we celebrate the dia (day) of Iemanjá, an African orixá – African divinized ancestors that correspond to manifestations of the forces of the natureza (nature) – associated with the rios (rivers) and mares (seas). Iemanjá is known to be the mãe…