No. MACHADO2024-001
Morrinhos / rural Palmito berra-boi
Brazil · Morrinhos · rural Palmito, Goiás · South America
Sacred / spirit
berra-boi
berra-boi = instrument name used by the Morrinhos participant
Antônio Delfino Leite remembered alternating between the berra-boi and a jawbone in his family’s Reza Pr’as Almas near Morrinhos. Every Holy Week, the berra-boi announced the group’s approach along the rural Palmito route.
Nesse momento, a pessoa ou a família fecha as portas e janelas da casa, apaga as luzes e permanece em silêncio para receber as orações.
At that moment the person or the family shuts the doors and windows of the house, puts out the lights and stays silent to receive the prayers.
Machado and Martins Filho, 'Reza Pr’as Almas,' Caminhos 22(3) (2024), p. 788
Particulars
- Object
- Instrument named by a participant in the local rite.
Source
José Henrique Rodrigues Machado and José Reinaldo Martins Filho, 'Reza Pr’as Almas,' Caminhos 22(3) (2024), pp. 788–790; participant Antônio Delfino Leite describes his family tradition and his own use of the berra-boi