Annual activities
Ylê Asé of Yansã in action
ÁGUAS DE OXALÁ
Last Sunday in January since 1995
The traditional procession is held annually on the last Sunday of January and celebrates African culture through the streets of downtown Araras to the Santa Cruz Church, where the steps are washed. This activity is considered sacred, with the participation of the community, many groups of African-based religions, and the entire population is welcome to participate.
In 2024, we celebrate the act of Águas de Oxalá with hundreds of people celebrating together with different ylês, Umbanda and Candomblé terreiros that collectively build this activity that has already become a tradition in the city of Araras.
The most important message of the procession is that respect for human beings is maintained, with peace, joy and asé.
TEFOKAFUMI
LAST WEEKEND OF JANUARY
since 2009
On the last weekend of January, when the Procession of the Waters of Oxalá takes place, Ylê Asé de Yansã also holds the Tefokafumi Political and Cultural Training Tent .
The tent has a program with diverse activities, such as: Conversation circles and lectures on topics relevant to social justice; Cultural workshops (capoeira, music, braiding, art for children, inclusive Afro dance, sports, and much more); Planting collective; Bioconstruction activities; Cutting and sewing; Samba circle; in addition to strengthening trade carried out by black people who participate in the Tefokafumi fair to sell their products.
AFRO BLOCK
CARNIVAL
SINCE 1995
The Ylê Asé of Yansã is organizing a special participation in the Araras carnival with an Afro Block. The Ylê drums provide the rhythm for the Afro dance and joy that manifests itself in the streets of the city. It is a celebration connected to black ancestry and a way of protecting and maintaining the memory of people of African origin.
Candomblé
AFRICAN RELIGION
SINCE 1995
Doné Oyassy and Tata Kejessy are the priests of the Rumkpane of Oyá.
This place is the basis for all activities of the quilombo community.
Our home,
our ylê,
our shelter,
our home,
our ground,
our land,
our sacred!
Ylê follows an annual calendar of acts in reverence to Vodun, shared between the community of initiates and abiãs, older and younger, dividing and multiplying the asé.
