#marujada

This Dec. 25, 2016 photo shows women in procession outside Saint Benedict Church during Marujada religious celebrations in honor of the Catholic Saint in the fishing town of Braganca, Brazil. For the procession, women wear blue skirts and white shirts and don white circular feathered, hats streaming colorful ribbons. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Maruja da festividade da marujada do interior do Pará.

Maria do Cais.

This Dec. 23, 2016 photo shows Vania Ramos and her daughter Ana Beatris standing before an altar inside their home as they prepare for Marujada religious celebrations in honor of St. Benedict in the fishing town of Braganca, Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

December 2024: Bragança, Brazil Couples dance as they take part in Marujada, a traditional festival for Saint Benedict. Started in 1798, the Marujada religious celebration mixes indigenous, African and Portuguese traditions. Photograph: Anderson Coelho/AFP/Getty Images

This Dec. 19, 2016 photo shows Sabrina Correia Aviz holding a statuette of St. Benedict inside her home, before the start of Marujada religious celebrations in the fishing town of Braganca, Brazil. Started in 1798, the Marujada religious celebration mixes indigenous, African and Portuguese traditions. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

This Dec. 26, 2016 photo shows a procession in honor of St. Benedict filling a street in the fishing town of Braganca, Brazil during Marujada religious celebrations. Started in 1798, the event mixes indigenous, African and Portuguese traditions. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

This Dec. 25, 2016 photo shows a woman holding red ribbons for the champion of the Cavalhada horse riding event during the Marujada religious celebration in honor of St. Benedict in the fishing town of Braganca, Brazil. Galloping horsemen compete to place a small stick through a small ring in the air. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)