Results for "cuba"
16 entries found.
- El Cobre Place
- Oneiromancy Concept
🇨🇺 Cuba and 1 moreHaitian Vodou in CubaVodú Haitiano
A Caribbean religious tradition brought by migrants and maintained in eastern CubaTradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Protection Living
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 3 moreYemọjaYemoja
A mother spirit of rivers and oceans worshipped across Yoruba and diaspora traditionsBeing · Protection · Healing Living
🇨🇺 Cuba and 5 morePalo
An Afro-Cuban religion centered on spirit vessels and ancestral powerTradition · Healing · Cursing and harm Living
🇨🇺 Cuba and 4 moreSanteríaRegla de Ocha
An Afro-Cuban religion blending Yoruba spirits with Catholic saintsTradition · Protection · Healing Living
🇨🇺 Cuba and 2 moreAbakuá
A male-only Cuban religious fraternity with West African roots and strict secrecyTradition · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 2 moreOpon IfáỌpọ́n Ifá
A carved wooden tray used by Yoruba diviners to read signs and consult spirits.Charm · Seeing and foretelling · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreWitchcraft in Latin AmericaBrujería
A syncretic blend of Indigenous, African, and European magical practices across Latin AmericaTradition · Protection · Healing Living
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 2 moreỌya
A Yoruba orisha of storms and the dead, worshipped in Africa and the Americas.Being · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 3 moreOshunỌ̀ṣun
A Yoruba water spirit linked to love, wealth, and the Osun River in Nigeria.Being · Love and attraction · Luck and prosperity Living
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic and 1 moreCiguapa
A back-footed forest spirit of the Dominican Republic known for seduction and jealousyBeing · Cursing and harm · Love and attraction Legendary
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreAnima SolaÁnimas del purgatorio
A soul in purgatory depicted in art and prayer across Catholic and Afro-Caribbean traditionsBelief · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇺🇸 United StatesChurch of Lukumi Babalu Aye
A Santería congregation in Florida that won a landmark Supreme Court case on religious freedomTradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇨🇺 Cuba and 1 moreInitiation in Santeríakariocha
The seven-day ceremony that makes a person a full practitioner of the Caribbean religion.Rite · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Power and authority Living
🇨🇺 Cuba and 5 moreLetra del añoLetra del año (Spanish); Letra do ano (Portuguese)
An annual set of predictions and advice from Ifá priests for the coming yearTradition · Seeing and foretelling · Luck and prosperity Living
🇨🇺 CubaPatakí
Teaching stories from the oral tradition of Santería and IfáText · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇨🇺 CubaOmiero
A ritual liquid in Santería used to consecrate objects and purify initiatesSubstance · Cleansing and purification · Power and authority Living
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Letra del año: Ìṣẹ̀ṣeAssembly, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Oshun: Wikipedia Loves Art participant " Department_of_Trife ", CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Abakuá: M. Puente, Public domain, source
- Initiation in Santería: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- European witchcraft: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
- Opon Ifá: Unknown author, CC BY 3.0, source
- Ọya: Picture taken by Eurico Zimbres, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Anima Sola: Muñoz LC, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yemọja: Samuel Tobbytex007, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Palo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Santería: Jorge Royan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Haitian Vodou in Cuba: Dr. Anthony R. Picciolo, NOAA NODC, Public domain, source