New Year's Eve in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 01 Jan 2024
Celebrating the New Year on the beach has become a tradition in Brazil, jumping seven waves, throwing flowers into the sea, lighting candles on the sand... All these customs are linked to African culture and religions, more specifically to the cult of Iemanjá. For these religions, each orixá represents a force of nature, and Iemanjá is precisely the one linked to the sea, in addition to being related to the idea of â€â€a new beginning.