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Celebrating sea goddess
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A wave splashes a worshipper as she offers a basket filled with flowers to Iemanja, goddess of the sea, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On New Year's Eve, Brazilian faithful of Yemanja celebrate the diety, offerings flowers and launching boats, large and small, into the ocean in exchange for blessings in the new year. The belief in the goddess comes from the African Yoruban religion brought to America by West African slaves.
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Faithful push a boat filled with flowers into the waters of Copacabana beach as an offering for Iemanja, goddess of the sea, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On New Year's Eve, Brazilian worshippers of Yemanja celebrate the diety, offerings flowers and launching boats, large and small, into the ocean in exchange for blessings in the new year. The belief in the goddess comes from the African Yoruban religion brought to America by West African slaves.
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Followers of Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda carry an offering as they attend a ceremony in tribute to Iemanja, the goddess of the sea, in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
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A follower of Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda goes into a trance during a ceremony in tribute to Iemanja, the goddess of the sea, in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
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A woman pays tribute to Iemanja, the goddess of the sea, during a ceremony by followers of the Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda in Copacana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
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Worshippers of Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda attend a ceremony in tribute to Iemanja, the goddess of the sea, in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
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Worshippers of Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda attend a ceremony in tribute to Iemanja, the goddess of the sea, in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
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A follower of Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda goes into a trance during a ceremony in tribute to Iemanja, the goddess of the sea, in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
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A woman takes pictures while followers of Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda attend a ceremony in tribute to Iemanja, the goddess of the sea, in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
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Followers of Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda carry a statue of Iemanja, the goddess of the sea, during a ceremony in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
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