Over the course of nine days, a religious procession known as the Folia of the Di-vine Holy Spirit brings messages of faith and song to farms and villages across the countryside of Brazil’s Goias state. Like a medieval caravan, the group framed by small red and white flags is comprised of more than 300 people, many of them on horseback.
The image of a dove decorates the pole of a banner during the culmination of the religious tradition, “Folia do Divino Espirito Santo” or Feast of the Divine, in the rural area of Pirenopolis, state of Goias, Brazil, Saturday, May 28, 2022 A mounted rider plays a Berrante, an ox horn musical instrument, during a parade culminating the religious tradition, “Folia do Divino Espirito Santo” or Feast of the Divine, in the rural area of Pirenopolis, state of Goias, Brazil, Saturday, May 28, 2022  Revelers take part in the grand dance of the night of the religious tradition, “Folia do Divino Espirito Santo” or Feast of the Divine, in the rural area of Pirenopolis, state of Goias, Brazil, Saturday, May 28, 2022.