Entre histórias e memórias : a importância das mulheres negras na festa de Sant’Ana de Chapada dos Guimarães

Abstract

In this article we will discuss the Festa de Sant'Ana do Sacramento in Chapada dos Guimarães Mato Grosso, from the perspective of its members, mainly women who have offered their voluntary work for generations, at the festival of the city's patron saint, held annually in July. We chose to present the memories of these people thinking about how time can draw lines that shape the uniqueness of each member, but can also reveal memories of the collective that went through this trajectory. Temporality sustains the condition of tradition of people who live the history of their life experiences. We emphasize some concepts, including oral tradition, relying on the writing of authors who demonstrate the relevance of this source for the writing of History. It is important to highlight that our approach does not deal with the institutional part of the church and religious processes, but rather with the ancestry marked in this city that supplied Vila Real do Bom Jesus do Cuiabá for years, being one of the largest mills in the country. the country. the country. the region. The official history of the bandeirantes and lords told previously will not be discussed in this work. We start from ancestry, musicality, memories and the relationship with the African continent that can be seen in the rites, dances and prayers, as well as in other parts of Brazil. This research is located in the investigative field through oral history, using the Afro-diasporic literary base of writers and thinkers who are protagonists of their choices. Our regional bibliographic studies of the history of Mato Grosso are being investigated to better understand the construction of the history of the city of Chapada dos Guimarães based on racialized debates.