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women in white dresses praying over the first fish caught that day

June 3, 2020 | Morning Catch

Women of the Candomblé faith give thanks to the sea goddess for the first catch of the day. Founded in Salvador, Brazil, the faith is a mixture of African beliefs that resulted from enslaved people's export to the country.
Photograph by Maggie Steber, Nat Geo Image Collection