Appendix 2 Candomblé Feasts Registered with the Police in Salvador, 1939–19411

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1939:

Caboclo 29; Ketu 38; Angola Congo 42; Ijexa 5; Espirita 7; Gege 3; 3 applications related to the Santa Barbara feast. Total 127.

1940:

Caboclo 60; Ketu 68; Angola 37; Congo 2; Ijexa 16; Espirita 12; Gege 2; Feast of Santa Barbara 3. Total 200.

1941:

Caboclo 89; Ketu 80; Angola 61; Congo 2; Espirita 14; Ijexa 25; Gege 3; Feast of Santa Barbara and Mother of the Water in Mar Grande 6. Total: 280.

MJH noted that, each year, a few houses had a combination of nation rituals, such as Caboclo and Espirita, or Ketu and Caboclo.

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Schomburg Box 23, Folder 155, SC.

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