#4 Odoyá! Odoyá!

On 15 february happened in Cachoeira the party of Yemanjá. Say the legend that this Orisha used to live in the cost of Africa, but when she had noticed that her sons where coming to Brazil to suffer, as slaves, she moved here to bring them some comfort. She looked for a peaceful place to live, and found it in Paraguaçu River, between São Félix and Cachoeira (Reconcavo's cities).

Some people say that she lives under the wale stone (the one which sustains the warning light in the photo above), and some people say that she turns herself this stone. Gifts use to be brought by the Candomblé's People, also known as People of Saint. Among the gifts we find white flowers and lots of lavender's fragrances. She is the great mother, and everybody always wants to praise her. 

This video is my first one. I took the images and sound at the celebration organized by the Yemanjá Ogunté Association. This name makes reference to a very especific kind of Yemanjá: the warrior one. Women who have this protection presents the Yemanjá's archetypes, of course, but have something more... they are very difficult kind of people. You must know how to behave near them because every little thing is able to make a huge storm in their hearts. You will not want to see what happens - the price is very high. Believe me, I say it because my wife is one of them. For your safe, never mess with an Ogunté.