Tag Archive | "Cuba"
A Response to the Accord of the Oba Oriate
What are the true intention of the Accord? Awo Ifakolade offers his perspective.
Continue reading...Iyawó: Path to Sanctification
Sunday, December 20, 2009
It’s common to see people dressed completely in white. This is because “Iyaworaje” sanctification rites in Cuba were unbanned after the economic crisis of the 1990s.
Continue reading...Priestess of the Ancestors
Monday, March 23, 2009
"My religion has given me the greatest respect for life and living things. It has connected me with my environment. Santeria allows me to be a Caribbean person, because it is Afro-Caribbean."
Continue reading...Cubans Pilgrimage to St. Lazarus
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Thousands of Cubans made the annual pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Lazarus on Wednesday, paying tribute, fulfilling vows and seeking favors from the crippled icon known on the island as the miraculous saint.
Continue reading...Santeria Priests Expect a Better Year in Cuba
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
It will be a "magnificent year because the opportunity of knowing beforehand the things that might harm us and being able to take sound advice and avoid them" can represent a "year of triumph."
Continue reading...Conference on Yoruba Culture in Havana
Saturday, July 19, 2008
With the purpose of highlighting the Cuban culture’s deepest roots and strengthen unity between the island and other nations that share similar cultural backgrounds, the Fifth International Yoruba Conference will be held from July 17 to 20 in Havana.
Continue reading...The Yoruba culture survives in Cuba
Saturday, July 19, 2008
The yorubá or lucumí religion which is also known as Santeria or Regla de Osha is the most expanded religion of African origin in Cuba.
Continue reading...A Debt Paid In Full: Latin & African-American Relations within the Orisa Community
Thursday, June 5, 2008
The relationship between Orisa devotees of Latin and African-American heritage has been fragile at times, particularly, where politics, history and race are concerned.
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- Interview with Awo Owolabi, Son of the Araba
- Ifa Reading of the Year, Oke Itase, Ile-Ife Nigeria on June 5, 2010
- Orisa Priestess helps expand West African faith’s reach
- A Response to the Accord of the Oba Oriate
- How Should We Answer the Oba Oriates on Their Manifesto Statement and Accord?
- Founders of Various Traditional African Spiritual Lineages in U.S.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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