The Feast of Three Kings in the black community of Água Limpa (Goiás)

Authors

  • Rosinalda Correa da Silva Simoni
  • Irene Dias de Oliveira

Keywords:

Feast of Three Kings, Black Community of Água Limpa, Religion

Abstract

This article aims to present the feast of the Folia de Reis (Feast of Three Kings) that has been taking place for more than a century in the black rural community of Água Limpa (GO). This community encounters in religiosity a joining factor, meaning for their lives and the dimension of belonging in the group. We highlight how important these events are for the community of Água Limpa (that means Clean Water) because, during the festivities, they seek to rebuild the symbolic space of the festive journey and understand how the rituals that make up the Feast of Three Kings aggregate and recompose history and identity memory of their African roots.

Author Biographies

Rosinalda Correa da Silva Simoni

Professora Mestre em Gestão do Patrimônio Cultural pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC- Goiás). Doutoranda em Ciências da Religião pela PUC-Goiás. Bolsista CAPES.

Irene Dias de Oliveira

Professora Doutora em Teologia pela Facoltà Teológica dell‟ItaliaMeridionale (Itália). Pós Doutora pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. Professora do Programa em Ciências da Religião da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás.

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Published

2022-05-23

How to Cite

Simoni, R. C. da S., & Oliveira, I. D. de. (2022). The Feast of Three Kings in the black community of Água Limpa (Goiás). Identidade!, 20(1), 27–37. Retrieved from https://revistas.est.edu.br/Identidade/article/view/1575

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2015): TEMAS DIVERSOS: SEÇÕES TEMÁTICAS

Section

DOSSIÊ

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