Explore: Santeria (culte)

traditions merged with Catholic and Spiritist ideas in Cuba to produce Santería. After the Cuban War of Independence resulted in an independent republic

religion is the basis for several religions in the New World, notably Santería, Umbanda, Trinidad Orisha, and Candomblé. Yorùbá religious beliefs are

(2011). Creole Religions of the Caribbean: An Introduction from Vodou and Santería to Obeah and Espiritismo (second ed.). New York and London: New York University

those he inhabits to lascivious sexuality of all kinds. Practitioners of Santería, primarily found in Cuba, generally (though not universally) welcome LGBTQ

snail shells; the snail shells are also a key feature of his fetish. In Santería, Babalú-Ayé is among the most popular orishas. Syncretized with Saint Lazarus

those he inhabits to lascivious sexuality of all kinds. Practitioners of Santería, primarily found in Cuba, generally (though not universally) welcome LGBT

candle, which Chesnut believed was adopted from the seven powers candle of Santería, a syncretic Afro-Cuban faith brought to Mexico by Cuban migrants. Here

the Orisha, a pantheon of gods who are also venerated in the Candomble, Santeria, and Haitian Vodou religions in the African diaspora. Another category

traditions, and for this reason is considered a "sister religion" of Cuban Santería and Haitian Vodou. Candomblé's followers are called povo de santo (people

Afro-Cuban Founding Recordings 1926–1962 (Frémeaux & Associés 2019) Cuba - Santería, Folk, Trance, Possession, Mystic Music From Cuba 1939-1962 (Frémeaux &