Santeria is just folk catholicism. It's not just cubans. Dominicans and Puerto Ricans practice it too (for some reason, they just pretend they're catholic though). Now if you find out that they are doing brujeria, hit the door, because shit can get sketchy.
I've definitely met a few who were into it. Haven't seen any evidence of literal chicken choking since I was a little kid, but I've seen little altars just inside their doorways with various offerings like incense, cigars, booze, and coins. Some of those little statues creep me out.
They've all called it regla, it took me a while to realize that's what it was.
Santeria isnt catholicism. They hid a lot of it behind Catholicism during slavery. Its a yoruba religion like Haitian voudou. Which was brought to Louisiana by Haitians. There are different variants. Palo Mayombe is a variant illegal in Cuba because they believe in human sacrifices.
Its kind of similar to Mexican brujeria and followers of la santa muerte in that its really big on believing that gods and spirits intercede for humans. And good and bad are more relative.
Icey... I grew up with it. I know what it is. It's absolutely a blending of yoruba, taino and catholic beliefs. The votives are sitting next to la madama in every one of my relatives homes.
Okay Icey. I guess I read the history books wrong when my entire neighborhood was going to mass on Sundays and then giving the holy water to the elegua on the alter next to Jesus.
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Wear white and play drums on the balcony.
Some have nice altars at home though
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Santeria is just folk catholicism. It's not just cubans. Dominicans and Puerto Ricans practice it too (for some reason, they just pretend they're catholic though). Now if you find out that they are doing brujeria, hit the door, because shit can get sketchy.
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I've definitely met a few who were into it. Haven't seen any evidence of literal chicken choking since I was a little kid, but I've seen little altars just inside their doorways with various offerings like incense, cigars, booze, and coins. Some of those little statues creep me out.
They've all called it regla, it took me a while to realize that's what it was.
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Santeria isnt catholicism. They hid a lot of it behind Catholicism during slavery. Its a yoruba religion like Haitian voudou. Which was brought to Louisiana by Haitians. There are different variants. Palo Mayombe is a variant illegal in Cuba because they believe in human sacrifices.
Its kind of similar to Mexican brujeria and followers of la santa muerte in that its really big on believing that gods and spirits intercede for humans. And good and bad are more relative.
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Icey... I grew up with it. I know what it is. It's absolutely a blending of yoruba, taino and catholic beliefs. The votives are sitting next to la madama in every one of my relatives homes.
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@Klause is spot-on.
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They pretended to be Catholic during slavery. Pretending like they were praying to saints but really to orishas.
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Okay Icey. I guess I read the history books wrong when my entire neighborhood was going to mass on Sundays and then giving the holy water to the elegua on the alter next to Jesus.
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That stems from what I wrote.
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It's bad to steal Joe Boo's Rum. It's very Bad!
OLO, sorry guys, but I just could not help myself.
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