A festa religiosa de Santa Maria Mãe de Deus do Distrito de Santa Ma ria do Uruará: a percepção dos integrantes da igreja e dos moradores

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of the views of residents and members of the Catholic Church in the district of Santa Maria do Uruará, in the municipality of Prainha, Pará, on the religious festival of the Patron Saint of Santa Maria, Mother of God. The objective is to discuss the views of residents on the religious festival of Santa Maria, in which they present the various relationships with both the people involved in the festival and the patron saint. The method used was through interviews with people who are part of the church and the community. In this sense, concluding with the fact that this study demonstrated how close people are to religion, in which the presentation of requests and prayers, union and rapprochement of the populations because of the festival, as it is a moment of communion with brothers for Catholics, in which they gather with friends and family, conversion and fulfilling their promises and contributing to this festival.