Our Lady of the Good Death Festival
Our Lady of the Good Death Festival
Over three days, the several dozen women who constitute the sisterhood hold mass and processions dramatizing Mary's death. It is a time of mourning as well as celebration for Mary's ascension into heaven, upon which she becomes Nossa Senhora da Gloria (Our Lady of Glory).
One way the sisters depart from Catholic festival observance is by worshiping Orishás, which are Yoruban spirits that represent major forces of nature. There are also performances of the samba de roda (ring samba). These non-Catholic expressions of the festival and other CandomblÉ practices have attracted criticism from Brazilian church leaders.
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