The two towns are famous for Candomblé ceremonies. Candomblé originated among enslaved Africans who arrived in Brazil during the slave trade. It's a syncretic religion, practiced mainly in Brazil. The word Candomblé means "dance in honour of the gods" and music and dance are important parts of Candomblé ceremonies. Practitioners of Candomblé believe in a Supreme Creator called Oludumaré, who is served by lesser deities, which are called Orixás. Each deity represents a certain force in nature and is associated with certain foods, colors, animals, and days of the week. Every practitioner is believed to have their own Orixá, which controls his or her destiny and acts as a protector. In Brazil, adherents of Candomblé saw in the Catholic worship of saints a similarity with their own religion. They often concealed the sacred symbols of their deities inside figures of their Catholic saints. Today as many as two million people follow this faith. Sadly we did not visit a Candomblé ceremony and during the day the two little towns were pretty extinct, but still nice.
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