Entre o religioso e o secular: o estudo dos símbolos e dos ritos na Festa do Divino Espírito Santo em Paraty - RJ

Abstract

The Festival of the Holy Spirit occurs in various regions of Brazil, at each occurrence region the party has its peculiarities. In Paraty the party is held since the eighteenth century, and contains religious and secular elements, such as flags, dances and concerts with today's artists. This dissertation aims to analyze mainly the backstage party, in order to know and recognize its importance and organization, being concerned with understanding the meaning of rites and symbols involved in popular culture, specifically the Festival of the Holy Spirit in Paraty, city where the clipping of this study is found, located in the southern state of Rio de Janeiro, being the boundary city with the State of São Paulo. In this sense, present a reflection on the dynamics and interactions of the various social actors participating in the process of social construction of this celebration in a given locality, particularly in the ten-day festival, where occurs: novenas, masses, delivery of souvenirs and a large procession through the city streets and also the festivities in the public space, but not only in this period, I intend to participate in the analysis of the whole party construction process from its conception and the choice of the organizers and contributors to this event. There for et, contributing with the discussion about the debate on ritual and religious symbol that will come into being with the analysis and the settings that the Festival of the Holy Spirit offers to space and society of Paraty, where it takes place.