Candomblé facts for kids

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Candomblé is an African-inspired or Afro-Brazilian religion, practiced chiefly in Brazil. The religion originated in the city of Salvador, the capital of Bahia.

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A practitioner dressed as the orixá Oba at a temple in Brazil; the possession of adherents by orixá is central to Candomblé
A statue depicting the orixá Xangô inside a Candomblé terreiro in São Paulo; he is distinguished by his possession of a double-headed axe, the oxê
A statuette of the orixá Iemanjá in Brazil
A statue inside a Candomblé terreiro in São Paulo; it depicts a Native American spirit, a caboclo
Practitioners of Candomblé in 2018
The interior of the Axé Ilê Obá terreiro in São Paulo, Brazil
Practitioners inside the Terreiro Matamba Tombenci Neto in Ilhéus, Bahia.
The otás, sacred stones that are central to Candomblé altars
A Candomblé altar at the Ilê Axé Ibalecy in Salvador, Bahia
An initiation conducted in Bahia in 2008; the white clothes and white spots are worn at this ceremony
A Candomblé ceremony on Itaparica Island in Bahia
On her festival day in February, offerings to Yemanja are placed on boats and taken out to be cast into the water.
Altar at the Terreiro de Candomblé in Jiribatuba [pt], Vera Cruz
A group of practitioners photographed in 1902
A gathering of practitioners at the Terreiro de São Gonçalo do Retiro in Salvador in 2010

See also

In Spanish: Candomblé para niños

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