Question
Adherents of Candomblé syncretize this figure with the orixá (“oh-ree-SHAH”) Oxum (“oh-SHOOM”), who may be represented by the stained-glass egg above the altar of the Cathedral of Brasília, which is dedicated to this figure. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this title given to the Virgin Mary as the patron saint of Brazil. A clay idol of this figure is housed in a basilica between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro that is the largest cathedral in the world by area.
ANSWER: Our Lady of Aparecida (“ah-pah-ray-SEE-dah”) [or Nossa Senhora Aparecida; accept Cathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida or Catedral Basílica do Santuário Nacional de Nossa Senhora Aparecida; accept Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida or Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida]
[10m] Our Lady of Aparecida is popular among adherents of Candomblé in part for having this characteristic. The Vodou lwa Èzili Dantò (“eh-zee-LEE dawn-TOH”) is depicted with the imagery of Our Lady of Częstochowa (“chen-stoh-KHOH-vah”), a Polish Madonna with this characteristic.
ANSWER: black skin [or equivalents like dark skin; accept Black Madonnas or Virgens Negras or Czarne Madonny; accept Black Madonna of Częstochowa or Czarna Madonna z Częstochowy]
[10e] The prototypical example of a dark-skinned Madonna syncretized into Latin American tradition is this country’s Our Lady of Guadalupe.
ANSWER: Mexico [or México or United Mexican States or Estados Unidos Mexicanos]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 10 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota | 01/27/2024 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers | 01/27/2024 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 100% | 38% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| William & Mary A (UG) | GWU A (UG) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| GWU B (Grad) | Duke A (UG) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| JMU A (UG) | JMU B (UG) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Liberty B (DII) | Maryland C (DII) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Liberty C (DII) | Roanoke College A (DII) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| UNC A (Grad) | Maryland A (Grad) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Maryland B (UG) | Virginia B (UG) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| UNC B (UG) | UNC C (UG) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Virginia A (UG) | Liberty A (Grad) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| UNC D (DII) | Virginia C (UG) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |