Ide Were Were - Aguas Doces (Official Music Video)

Ide Were Were - Sweet Waters To talk about this ancient chant, we should start from the beginning, and for that we need to talk about Oxum (Oxun, Oshun). Oxum is an Orixá (diety/personality of nature), the mother of the sweet waters, of the rivers and waterfalls, worshiped in Yoruba, a religion of West African origin, and her Brazilian, South and Central American derivatives, Candomblé, Umbanda and Santeria. Oxum is first and foremost the daughter of Yemaya/Yemanja/Imenja, the mother of the Oceans (Salt Waters) and the moon, She is also Xango’s second wife and represents female wisdom and power. Oxum is the goddess of beauty, an orixá of love, fertility and motherhood, responsible for the protection of unborn and newborn children, and adored by women seeking to get pregnant. Her element is water, her color is yellow or gold and her day is Saturday. The archetype of Oxum is of a graceful and elegant woman, who has a predilection for jewelry, perfumes and clothes. She is typicall