The Feast of the Divine Holy Spirit and the Sacralization of Spatiality in Manicoré-AM / Brazil

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to study the spatiality of the Divine Holy Spirit Festival in Manicoré/Amazonas through the symbologies of the festival and the devotees' spatial relationships with the place. In this way, the aim is to understand the affective relationships, the diversity of perceptions gauged and present significant points, addressing the relationship of the subjects in their living space. From a phenomenological perspective based on Relph (1978), the study was carried out through fieldwork and interviews, which formed part of the research methodology. Thus, the Divine Holy Spirit Festival can be understood as more than just a festival, but as resistance to the popular tradition that holds it, a sense of the sacred and of life itself.