In Brazil, what is their Poseidon Festival to commemorate?

1. Brazil Poseidon Festival is to commemorate the kindness of West African survivors who arrived in Brazil to Imaya Poseidon, so they also brought the worship of Imaya to Brazil, thus becoming the most grand Poseidon Festival in Brazil today. On the morning of the festival, people came to Merville Bay in El Salvador from all directions with gifts and sacrifices prepared by Poseidon, to kick off with inspiration and African religious ceremonies. The priestesses and maids in African religious temples danced beautifully in big shirts and collars inlaid with glass beads. On one side of the temple, there is a small altar decorated with silk flags and flowers. The worshippers prayed to the altar and prayed devoutly to Poseidon.

On the other side of the temple is a small room with palm leaves as arches, which is filled with wicker baskets for Poseidon, roses, perfumes, dolls and petitions. The team members stood outside the hut. At noon, samba music can be seen everywhere, African drums reverberate between cliffs, and the whole bay is filled with festive enthusiasm. A gift is to move a basket full of gifts into the sea and then put it on the water. If the basket sinks to the bottom of the sea, it means that Poseidon has received the gift and will meet the requirements of the devotees in the future. Otherwise, the basket will drift back to the shore.

When the music and fanaticism stop, the bay will calm down and the ship will go to sea. At this time, a priestess with a big basket on her head, followed by a group of ladies-in-waiting with baskets, walked along the stone steps to the seaside. Many ships stopped there, waiting for the sacred mission. Then, the boat approached the shore and accepted a basket full of gifts. The devotee stood in waist-deep water and handed me the basket. The sea is shining, so pure, people are happy in the joy of festivals, and there is a belief in their hearts that Poseidon will bring happiness to their lives.

This is why Brazilians celebrate Poseidon Festival with great solemnity, and it is also to commemorate those who have helped them.