PIRENOPOLIS, Brazil (AP) — Over the course of 9 days, a spiritual procession referred to as the Folia of the Divine Holy Spirit brings messages of religion and track to farms and villages throughout the countryside of Brazil’s Goias state.
Like a medieval caravan, the group framed by small crimson and white flags is comprised of greater than 300 folks, lots of them on horseback.
The show celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit to Jesus’ apostles after his crucifixion and has been carried out for 2 centuries because it was first dropped at Brazil by Portuguese colonizers. Once there, it was influenced by the cultures of Indigenous folks and Black slaves.
Revelers pray and sing conventional songs, sharing tales born in colonial instances. They incorporate the folkloric Brazilian dance Catira in addition to Lundu, which originated in Africa. The devoted enchantment to God with requests and guarantees in the hunt for miracles and blessings.
Each time the procession reaches a farm, its members are supplied with meals and welcome. A city of tents crops up as revelers arrange their sleeping areas amid richly adorned altars and arches, and so they play guitar and accordion, dancing into the evening.