Story Wheel about Orixás
On November 30, Elementary School I students gathered at the Theater for a series of stories about Orixás legends, part of Afro-Brazilian history and culture, which has been studied in class. It is also part of the Project Sowing respect to the Afro-Brazilian Culture, worked in 2017 academic year.
It is believed that the Orixás were African ancestors who were divinized, because during their experience on earth they supposedly acquired control over nature, such as: lightning, rain, trees, ores and control of trades and human conditions such as: agriculture, fishing, metallurgy, war, maternity, health.
Our students heard the story of Ogum, Oxossi, Oxum, Iansan, and Iemanjá and watched their friends dance – one or two students representing each Orixá.
