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Category Archives: Afrocuban
Babalochas and Iyalochas: Center of the santería
They are the fathers (babá in Yoruba language) and mothers (iyá) of the saint (ocha). They are the center of the Cuban santeria. After several years of the initiation, and after obtaining the “licence” and the ache (gift), from the orishas, the … Continue reading
Santería or Regla de Ocha
When you listen to the term santeria, dont think about the saints of the Catholic Church, but on the believes of different ethnic groups of the Yoruba African culture that arrive to Cuba during the traffic of slaves. The Santeria or Regla de Ocha was formed … Continue reading
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The Abakuá Secret Society
In Cuba, those persons belonging to the secret masculine society Abakuá are known as abakúa or ñañigo. This kind of society is unique in the American continent. This association was founded in the first decades of the 19th century, a hostile moment for the … Continue reading
The Regla Conga or Palo Monte
This religious expression in has its roots in the cults practiced in the kingdom of Congo and other subordinated monarchies of Bantu origin. The western ethnology gathered under the same denomination the community of peoples from western, central and south Africa, that … Continue reading