Procissão de Santa Bárbara e o acarajé de Oyá no Terreiro Ilê Axé Oyá Obanikó: uma análise do hibridismo com a Paróquia Ortodoxa Santa Bárbara a partir de suas lideranças religiosas

Abstract

This paper aims to show how syncretism contributed to the resistance and adaptation of Candomblé, as well as the importance of respecting ancestral traditions within this religion, preserving the Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage for a greater understanding and respect for religious diversity in Brazil. The main focus will be the analysis of the specific case, the procession of Santa Bárbara that takes place in a Candomblé terreiro on the same day as the Iansã festival, traditionally on December 4th with rites and elements of Catholicism. The procession leaves the terreiro and heads to an Orthodox church where it is welcomed with Orthodox rites, returning to the terreiro and ending with a touch, that is, a public Candomblé festival in honor of the orixás. At various moments it is possible to analyze how this same religious manifestation is also related to the concept of popular religiosity, given that it is an event open to all people, whether religious or not.