The Jasmine of Iemanjá, The Great Mother of the Orixás

Among the cultures that make up Brazilian religiosity, many of our traditions are derived from cultures of African origin and from the gods and goddesses of the cultures of the Yoruba peoples. In these legends and myths, the gods of these peoples are called Orixás, who are actually human figures who played important roles in their tribes and were deified as dominant by certain elements of nature...