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Although it drew on older West African cults, Santeria was, as described by Clark, "a new religious system". [425] Urban-to-rural migration then spread Santería elsewhere in Cuba, [ 426 ] and in the 1930s it probably arrived in Cuba's second largest city, Santiago de Cuba , which lies at the eastern end of the island.
Afro-Cuban religious practices were often referred to as brujería ('witchcraft') and linked to criminality in the popular imagination. [ 34 ] Although religious freedom was enshrined in the Cuban constitution and Santería was never legislated against, throughout the first half of the 20th century various campaigns were launched against it. [ 35 ]
Santería initiation ceremonies derive from those in Yoruba traditional religion but is almost always carried out for adults, whereas among the Yoruba, initiation can also involve children. [8] Each initiation varies in its details, [ 9 ] although practitioners often try to ensure a veil of secrecy around the process, ensuring that the precise ...
In their New Year predictions, high priests from Cuba's Afro-Cuban Santeria religion told followers on Thursday to watch their health and spending, care for their families, guard against crime and ...
A fusion of African religions and Catholicism, Santería was one of the few religious practices to endure through decades of The post Santeria, fusion of African religions and Catholicism, remains ...
The religion and beliefs the Yorùbá brought with them eventually became the basis for what is known as Lukumí (or Santería in Cuba). This religion spawned the creation of the first "sacred" Batá in Cuba around 1830 by a Yorùbá slave named Añabi. The batá slowly became inducted into Cuban culture, and began to take on more secular roles.
Ramon Nieblas fixed his tearful eyes on the small golden statue, a beloved icon of Cuba’s patron saint. Whispering, he asked the Virgin of Charity of Cobre for a miracle: Please save his sick son.
Ogun's centrality to the Yoruba religion has resulted in his name being retained in Santería religion, as well as the Shango religion of Trinidad and Tobago. In Santería, Ogún is syncretized with Saint Peter , James the Great , Saint Paul , Saint Michael the Archangel , and John the Baptist ; he is the deity of war and metals.