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The Santa Compaña's purpose is to announce death and its primary mission is to visit the homes where death is due. [citation needed] According to popular belief, apart from the living procession leader, the Santa Compaña can't be seen but can be felt, eliciting a shiver or shudder as it passes, accompanied with a sensation of intense danger.
Devotees praying to Santa Muerte in Mexico. Santa Muerte can be translated into English as either "Saint Death" or "Holy Death", although R. Andrew Chesnut, Ph.D. in Latin American history and professor of Religious studies, believes that the former is a more accurate translation because it "better reveals" her identity as a folk saint.
The tradition has also been called Lucumí, in reference to the colonial Spanish term for the Yoruba people, [6] or alternatively La Religión Lucumí ("the Lucumí religion") [7] or Regla Lucumí ("the rule of Lucumí"). [8] Santería is an Afro-Caribbean religion, [9] and more specifically an Afro-Cuban religion. [10]
La Santa is a secret society within the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal organisation in Calabria . The name probably derives from the shortening of mamma santissima . [ 1 ] In mafia slang, the expression is used to refer to mafia chiefs.
"La Santa" (English: "The Saint") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny featuring guest vocals from Daddy Yankee from the former's third studio album YHLQMDLG (2020). The song was written by Benito Martínez , Ramon Ayala and Marco Masis with the latter handling the production as Tainy.
Is Santa Claus real? Of course! Here's everything to know about the real story of Santa Claus, from the legend of Saint Nick to the modern-day jolly man in red.
According to Catholic legend, St. Augustine of Hippo, who lived in North Africa, had a revelation from an angel, who ordered him to carve an image of the Virgin Mary.The image was taken to Spain by his disciple Saint Cyprian, who ended up in Chipiona, where the Virgin of Regla is venerated.
The sardana is considered by Catalans one of the most prominent elements of their culture and deserving to be defended against threats from outsiders. This view was greatly increased with the suppression of La Santa Espina in 1924 [6] [9] and the prohibition of sardana in 1940s Francoist Spain and its use as a protest mechanism. [1]