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A group of Santería practitioners performing the Cajón de Muertos ceremony in Havana in 2011. Santería (Spanish pronunciation: [santeˈɾi.a]), also known as Regla de Ocha, Regla Lucumí, or Lucumí, is an Afro-Caribbean religion that developed in Cuba during the late 19th century.
In Cuba, it is often the equivalent of a year's wage, [6] or more. [7] In the 1990s, an initiation in Cuba cost roughly US$500 for Cuban nationals and between US$2,000–3,000 for foreigners. [ 5 ] In the United States, an initiation was reported as costing as much as $10,000 in 1989, [ 4 ] and between $15,000 and $20,000 in 2001, again being ...
Santeria gained an interest among Cuban exiles as a Cuban cultural outlet exiles could find comfort in while living outside of Cuba. As well as being a Cuban religion that is less dogmatic and institutionalized than Catholicism. [62] With an increased Cuban presence in the U.S., Santería began to grow in many large U.S. cities, where it was ...
By Marc Frank. HAVANA (Reuters) - In their New Year predictions, high priests from Cuba's Afro-Cuban Santeria religion told followers on Thursday to watch their health and spending, care for their ...
“Maybe a combination of all these factors have really revived religion in the island.” More than 60% of Cuba’s 11 million people are baptized Catholic, according to the church. But experts estimate that as many, or more, also follow Afro-Cuban traditions such as Santeria that intermingle with Catholicism.
Ramon Nieblas fixed his tearful eyes on the small golden statue, a beloved icon of Cuba’s patron saint. Whispering, he asked the Virgin of Charity of Cobre for a miracle: Please save his sick son.
Priests from Cuba's Afro-Cuban Santeria religion on Tuesday warned that rising homicides and a spike in illness could worsen an already punishing economic crisis that has pushed historic numbers ...
In Cuba, Ifá came to be used in the Afro-Cuban religion of Santería. [61] There, it is the most complex and prestigious divinatory system used in the religion. [ 62 ] The two are closely linked, sharing the same mythology and conception of the universe, [ 63 ] with Orula or Ọ̀rúnmila having a prominent place within Santería. [ 64 ]