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La religion Yoruba es una religión de origen africano que se ha expandido en diferentes partes del mundo, incluyendo Cuba. La religión Yoruba se basa en las creencias y prácticas de los pueblos Yoruba de Nigeria y Benín. Durante el periodo de la trata de esclavos, muchos africanos fueron capturados y llevados a las Américas, incluyendo a Cuba. Los esclavos africanos fueron separados de sus familias, lenguas y culturas, y se vieron obligados a adaptarse a las nuevas condiciones de vida en América. A pesar de esto, muchos africanos en Cuba mantuvieron sus creencias y prácticas religiosas y comenzaron a...

Elegua is an Orisha, or deity, in the Afro-Caribbean religion of Santeria. Elegua is considered to be the messenger of the gods and is associated with roads, doors, and crossroads. He is also considered to be a trickster and is often depicted as mischievous and playful. In Santeria, Elegua is revered and invoked for protection, good luck, and guidance. Offerings and rituals are made to Elegua to honor him and request his assistance in various aspects of life.

When you hear the roar of thunder, or you see a magnificent thunderbolt hurling from the sky to the ground, you're seeing the handiwork of the Orisha named, in the santeria belief, Chango. In fact when you see or hear thunder, according to this belief, you're seeing him yourself. He an an extremely attractive man with a fine physique that rides on a white horse. He loves to dance, he is the owner of the bata drum and he knows how to get a party going. The story of chango is this. Elegua, who was known for her information, was telling a story at a party that chango was attending about how...

LETRA DEL AÑO 2022  Signo regente: Baba Eyiogbe Primer Testigo: Ogunda Biode. Segundo Testigo: Ofún Nalbe. Oración profética: Iré Ariku Oyale Elese Oduduwa (Un bien de salud firme al pie de Oduduwa). Onishe: Oshún Yalorde Aladimú Oshinshin (Revoltillo de huevo, berro o verdolaga). Ebbó recomendado para el año 2022: Dos gallos, porrón, granada, bandera blanca, bandera negra, agua de Olokun, mangle rojo y arrecife, jutía ahumada, pescado tostado, un coco, dos velas, aguardiente y miel. Divinidad que gobierna: Obatalá. Deidad acompañante: Oshanla. Bandera: Blanca. En este signo nace: -Los ríos. -Los vasos sanguíneos y la linfa. -La dispersión de los idiomas. -La gran consagración de Orí. Refranes del signo:...

The religious practice of Santeria originated in West Africa and was seen mostly in the region of southwestern Nigeria. Due to slave trade that took place in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the religion also took hold in Cuba. Traditional Yoruban religion mixed with other African traditions and was influenced by the Roman Catholic religion that was so prevalent in Cuba. This fusion blend of various religions took the name of Santeria. The term Orisha to mean the divine religious figures became "santos", the Spanish word for saints, causing the change in terminology and religious name. In the Yoruba religion of Cuba, there are many significant figures who are...