Festa do Divino: um traço religioso e cultural da cidade de Cachoeira

Abstract

Since the beginning of Portuguese colonization in Brazil, the Festa do Divino survived and brought with it ancient traditions linked to its roots, reaffirming the beginning of history and immaterial culture of the Brazilian people. Seeking to safeguard the traces religious and cultural activities of the traditional Festa do Divino in the municipality of Cachoeira - Bahia, this monograph was developed in the field of museological documentation aimed at recording your memory. The objective of this work is to document and analyze the Feast of the Divine on the basis that there is no document registered in the city on this topic that has significant particularities for the cultural history of Cachoeira. The methodology used for such observation and analysis of this religious manifestation was based on the collection of information with the popular knowledge of the waterfall community, and also through the research of field that involves from the first steps for the preparation of the party to the stages of its realization. Therefore, there is a need to preserve the information from this party to understand the changes that have taken place over the years. years and avoid losing its characteristics over time due to its own dynamics, thus leaving this legacy for generations to come.come over.