| Summary: | Coverage of the first Oshun Festival by Orisha Religion- Shango. Establishing shots of the Salybia River and beach. Devotees praying, saying Lord's Prayer. Devotees walking in circle to drum beat and chants. Devotees walking to river and placing offerings of flowers, cake and oil on the river bank and making offerings of oil and grain in hole in sand to chants and drumming and planting of flag. Devotees and priest making libations in the river. Lighting candles and further offerings and libations on the river bank. River rises in flood and begins to sweep away the offerings. Prayers, chants and drumming continues. Sonja Dumas interviews the Babalorisha. Sonja Dumas interviews Molly Ahyee. Shots of the river flood waters into the sea and devotees on the sea shore astring offerings into the waters.
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