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Walking Over Hot Coals – a Religious Tradition (Redirected)
I was told walking over hot coals is part of the celebrations of St. John’s Day in the Rupununi Savannahs as well as other hinterland regions of Guyana. Residents say the Roman Catholic tradition of walking over hot coals on the night of the 24th of June spilled over from neighboring Brazil where the Roman Catholics practice it. However, I did some research and could not come up with any instance of Brazilians walking over hot coals on St. John’s day or night or the evening before referred to as St. John’s Eve.
Meet the Guyanese Woman Whose Passion is Caring for God’s Creatures (Redirected)
Guyanese born Anna Maria Esther Roth (full name: Anna Maria Esther Roth Dias), presently residing in the border town of Bonfim, Brazil, next to Lethem, Region 9, Guyana, has a special passion – a love for animals that she describes as an energy that she was born with. Her love for animals transcends that of the average person, and her charitable works in caring for animals extend way beyond owning a few pets. In fact, Esther has created in her home an animal sanctuary which she refers to as “Animal Paradise.”