Meaning santeria
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santeriaAfro-Cuban religion, 1950, from Spanish, literally "holiness, sanctity."
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santeriareligion blending practices of Roman Catholic and African spiritualities. Also called Lukumi.
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santeriaA syncretistic religion which combined Roman Catholicism with Pagan religions from Western Africa. It is found throughout the Caribbean and in North America.
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santeriaan African religion that was brought to Puerto Rico by slaves. It remains present to this day. Slaves were not allowed to practice their religions, so they changed Santería to be similar to Catholicis [..]
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santeriaKnown by several other names, including Lukumi, this religion began as a combination of Catholic traditions and traditional West African folk rituals practiced in the Caribbean.
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santeriaComprises a variety of African religious complexes, which were practiced by African slaves and their descendants, and later adopted by wider segments of the Cuban population. The core belief is Ocha, [..]
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