This weekend is the last weekend we had the chance to see the Holy Ghost Festival Parade and have some of the yummy sweet bread they give out for this occation. Gina our friend invited us to attend the Church ceremony and then watch the parade had get some bread. This was Steve's week to teach the lesson so we were a little late to see the ceremony at the church. After church we picked up Gina and her Mae (mother) and we parked down in Praia and watched the ceremony unfold as they paraded to the Holy Spirit house. I was thinking yeah we'll go and have a slice of bread and juice then leave. Not the Case, after the band played a few songs they brought out these large wicker baskets full of bread loafs and were giving the bread loafs to everyone. They served the tradition Red Wine and also offered some Sumu (juice). They even gave children large loafs of bread. It was neat. The kids enjoyed this. Kylor was letting Orion takes bites off his loaf. We all thought this was a neat tradition to experience. Gina then showed us to the room where they kept the bread and the wine, the room was filled with bread and it was amazing to see. We walked into the Holy Spirit house and I took a few pictures it was alot like a shrine that you would see at most Christian churches.
It is the belief and tradition of the locals to think the Mother of Christ, Mary, is the protector and overseer of the island(s)
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