Entre a devoção e a educação: a imersão do Instituto Federal do Ceará no contexto da romaria do Padre Cicero

Abstract

This paper discusses the pilgrimage in Juazeiro do Norte, with the objective of identifying the immersion of the Federal Institute in the socio-economic context of Cariri based on the impact caused by the Pilgrimage of Padre Cicero in the cultural, religious and economic aspects of the cities of Crato and Juazeiro do Norte / CE. The methodology is based on the mapping of students and projects existing on the Crato and Juazeiro campuses that relate to the pilgrimage, as well as on the use of bibliographic sources, questionnaires, interviews, visits to sacred places, conversations with some people residing in the city of Juazeiro who made possible the perception of a very rich religious context, with elements capable of proving the real experience of a popular liturgy that directly defines the education proposals offered in the municipality, including in the spaces of the Federal Institutes. The work summarizes a little of the history of Juazeiro do Norte, its social surroundings and the historical and sociological implications that make this place the Holy Land so visited and honored by pilgrims from all over the country. A city in which popular religiosity and the world of work intertwine and aggregate the young student of the Federal Institutes, based on the story of Father Cícero Romão Batista. The female presence also stands out during this history marked by the reference of Blessed Maria de Araújo, protagonist of the Juazeiro miracle, which allows the expressions of faith of the people of Juazeiro and the use of the most varied adornments and rituals used during the demonstrations of popular religion, but specifically during the pilgrimage periods. The relationship between religion and the education of the people, also is part of this work, highlighting religiosity and religion as cultural elements of the life of the Northeastern people, transformed into a Theology of Everyday Life and its impact on social life, taking religion into account as a cultural system and the presence of Federal Institutes in this context. Topics such as: School and Democracy, World of Work and Teacher Education are also discussed. The research points to the intertwining of religion and education in such a way that one contributes with the other, directly influencing the Political Pedagogical Projects of most of the courses and educational institutions existing in the Cariri region, proven through the talks of the students and the Projects existing on the Crato and Juazeiro campuses.