Santeria
Yoruba-Catholic Cuban blend
Santeria is an Afro-Caribbean religion that developed in Cuba, blending West African Yoruba traditions with Roman Catholicism.
Practitioners venerate orishas—deities identified with Catholic saints—through rituals that may include drumming, dance, and animal sacrifice.
The religion spread throughout Latin America and the United States, particularly in Cuban diaspora communities.
Also spelled Santería.
Nigerian people and language
- NigeriaWest African federal republic
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- CubaCaribbean island country
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
slavery · tradition · ancestors · oral · mythology · cosmology · heritage · lineage
Formal event marking occasions
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- altarSacred ritual table
- offeringsThings presented or given
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
drumming · chants · cleansing · purification · trance · possession · blessings · herbs
Ordained religious office
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- godparentBaptismal ceremony guardian
- casaHispanic term for dwelling
- derechoLong-lived straight-line windstorm
All gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- caminosRoads in Spanish
- avatarsDigital or divine incarnations
- manifestationsPerceptible forms of something
Gastropod shells used as currency
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
- readingInterpreting written text
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- prophecyForetelling of future events
guidance · consultation · signs · letters · interpretation · wisdom · ancestors
Objects worn for protection
- talismansObjects imbued with power
- necklacesOrnaments encircling the throat
- contraIn opposition to
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
spiritual · guardian · warding · beads · bracelets · prepared · blessed · charged
Papal Christian denomination
- saintsCanonized religious figures
- VodouHaitian spirit-centered religion
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
adaptation · Santa Barbara · blending · survival · resistance
Yoruba
Nigerian people and language
diaspora · slavery · tradition · ancestors · oral · mythology · cosmology · heritage · lineage · elders
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
divination · drumming · chants · cleansing · purification · trance · possession · blessings · herbs · cowries
priesthood
Ordained religious office
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- godparentBaptismal ceremony guardian
- casaHispanic term for dwelling
derecho · coronation · consultation · cajón
pantheon
All gods of a religion
cowries
Gastropod shells used as currency
prophecy · guidance · consultation · signs · letters · interpretation · wisdom · ancestors
amulets
Objects worn for protection
cleansing · spiritual · guardian · warding · beads · bracelets · prepared · blessed · charged · shield
Catholicism
Papal Christian denomination
- saintsCanonized religious figures
- VodouHaitian spirit-centered religion
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
disguise · adaptation · Santa Barbara · blending · survival · resistance
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- Latin Americanatango, samba, cumbia, mariachi, bossa nova
- Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto Rico, Carolina, Old San Juan, Arecibo
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- witchcraftwitch, spell, spellwork, witches, spells
- 90s HitsSmells Like Teen Spirit, Losing My Religion, Under the Bridge, November Rain, MMMBop
SanteriaWahhabism
Puritanical Islamic reform doctrine
Orthodox Judaism · doctrinal purity · fundamentalism · religious fundamentalism · Roman Catholicism
SanteriaRoman Catholicism
Papal Christian tradition
Southern Baptist · Methodism · Presbyterianism · Lutheranism · Anglicanism