Every February 2 the ritual is repeated, the beaches of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, are transformed into a temple, the faithful of the Unbanda religion bring offerings to Iemanja, goddess of the sea, make requests or simply thank
Unbandismo fuses beliefs of African descendants and Christian settlers, its followers believe in an almighty creator but also in a series of entities such as Iemanja, goddess of the sea, as part of the ritual offerings such as alajas and flowers are made