Iemanjá

The Iemanjá Day, celebrated on February 2, was created by fishermen and descendants of Africans in the 1920s. According to historians it is the only popular party in the city of Salvador of origin exclusively Afro-Brazilian. In this party, fishermen, Candomblé practitioners, tourists and lovers of tradition throw gifts at sea for Iemanjá. Currently, the celebration has become more touristy than a genuinely popular party. Iemanjá, “mother of the waters whose children are fish", is an important orixá of Candomblé and represents a symbol of fertility and maternity in the figure of an African matriarch.