A pilgrim carrying a banner with the words "Save Pai Oxala", who is the father of the African nations and the greater of all gods in the Yoruba religion. On February 2, the city of Salvador, Bahia, celebrates the sea goddess Iemanja, casting offerings into the sea at Rio Vermelho beach. Salvador, Brazil. February 2, 2008.

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