Elida Moore
Kensington, Maryland
BUMBA MEU
BOI
Bumba Meu Boi is a folklore festival which takes place especially in
Maranhão, Sao Luis state, Northeast of Brazil. It happens in June in some
states in Brasil. The legend is about a laborer’s wife who was pregnant and
wanted to eat a tongue of the best ox in the farm. She had her desire satisfied
but the servant had a miserable life after his master discovered the death of
his favorite ox. Healers were called to bring life to the ox and they
succeeded.
It is believed that the story started around the 17th or 18th century with
European, African and Indigenous influences. The folklore festival
started during the raising of the cattle trade and sugar cane harvest.
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