Santería
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Santería, also known as Regla de Ocha, Regla Lucumí, or Lucumí, is an African diaspora religion that developed in Cuba during the late 19th century. It arose amid a process of syncretism between the t
A group of Santería practitioners performing the Cajón de Muertos ceremony in Havana in 2011
A figure at the Templo Yemalla, an ilé (house of worship) devoted to the oricha Yemaja in Trinidad, Cuba
One of the most prominent oricha is Eleguá, who is represented by small cement heads kept in the home.
Offerings before a statue of Saint Lazarus in Havana; this saint represents the oricha Babalú Ayé
Orisha
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Orishas are divine spirits that play a key role in the Yoruba religion of West Africa and several religions of the African diaspora that derive from it, such as Haitian Vodou, Cuban Santería, and Braz
Santería
…who are known as creyentes ('believers'). Santería teaches the existence of a transcendent creator divinity, Olodumare, under whom are spirits known as oricha. Typically deriving their names and attributes from traditional Yoruba deities, these oricha are equated with Roman Catholic saints and associated with…
Statues of Orishas in the water at Dique do Tororó Park, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil