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  1. 3 days ago · Santería was born as a form of quiet resistance among Cuba’s Black communities. It dates back centuries to when Spanish colonists brought hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans to Cuba ...

  2. 2 days ago · Santeria devotees immerse the senses as they dance and slap drums in a museum filled with statues paying homage to their Afro-Cuban deities and leave offerings to the goddess of the sea. FILE - People light candles in honor of Cuba's patron saint, the Virgin of Charity of Cobre, at her shrine in El Cobre, Cuba, Feb. 11, 2024.

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  4. 2 days ago · Santeria is a unique religion that combines African spirituality with Catholicism, emphasizing the worship of orishas and the importance of ancestral connections and community support. Santeria incorporates music, dance, and rituals for spiritual cleansing and healing, while also advocating for social justice and promoting cultural pride.

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    2 days ago · A practitioner dressed as the orixá Oba at a temple in Brazil; the possession of adherents by orixá is central to Candomblé. Candomblé ( Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐ̃dõˈblɛ]) is an African diasporic religion that developed in Brazil during the 19th century. It arose through a process of syncretism between several of the traditional ...

  6. 5 hours ago · Unlike in Santería and Candomblé, which employ Yoruba as a liturgical language not understood by most practitioners, in Vodou the liturgies are predominantly in Haitian Creole, the everyday language of most Vodouists. Oungan and Manbo Ceremonial suit worn in Haitian Vodou rites, on display in the Ethnological Museum of Berlin, Germany

  7. 5 days ago · An important ritual in Santería is the toque de santo, where believers play drums, sing, and dance so that an orisha possesses one of their members to communicate with them. In fact, some are considered «spiritual mediums.». This celebration seems to be referenced by Anitta in ‘Aceita.’.

  8. 3 days ago · Buddhists, Catholics, Jews, Muslims and Afro-Cuban Santeria practioners often gather to pray, sing and worship across the Communist-run island. (AP video by Ariel Fernández and Luis Henao) News

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