WEB Brazil Yemanja Sea Goddess
Women wade into the ocean with a boat filled with offerings for Yemanja, goddess of the sea, during a ceremony that is part of traditional New Year’s celebrations on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, on Dec. 29, 2018. As the year winds down, Brazilian worshippers of Yemanja celebrate the deity, offering flowers and launching large and small boats into the ocean in exchange for blessings in the coming year. The belief in the goddess comes from the African Yoruban religion brought to America by West African slaves. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
