Lukumí, Regla de Ocha or Afro-Cuba, most widely known as Santeria, (Santería in This article is about the international language known as Spanish. For other languages spoken in Spain see Languages of Spain. Spanish or Castilian is an Iberian Romance language, and the third or fourth most spoken language in the world. It is spoken as a first language by about 352 million... Spanish) is a set of related Religion, sometimes used interchangeably with faith, is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the practices and institutions associated with such belief. In its broadest sense some have defined it as the sum total of answers given to explain humankinds relationship with the universe. Religion... religious systems that superficially seem to fuse Catholic means universal or whole. Early Christians used the term to refer to the whole undivided Church. Accordingly, all Christians lay claim to the term, including Protestants, who often do not capitalize it. The Church fathers and the historic creeds used it to distinguish the mainstream body of orthodox Christian... Catholic beliefs with traditional The Yorùbá are the largest ethnic group in Nigeria, comprising approximately 26 percent of that countrys total population, and numbering about close to 50 million individuals throughout the region of West Africa. While the majority of the Yorùbá live largely in the south... Yorùbá beliefs. It was historically practiced primarily by descendants of west World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest continent in both area and population, after Eurasia. At about 30,244,050 km2 (11,677,240 mi2) including its adjacent islands, it covers 20.3 percent of the total land... 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Spanish to mock followers' seeming overdevotion to the General definition of saint In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. It can be applied to both the living and the dead and is an acceptable term in most of the worlds popular religions. The Saint is held up by the community... saints and their perceived neglect of This article focuses on the monotheistic concept of a singular God. See deity or goddesses for details on divine entities in specific religions and mythologies. The term God designates a universal Supreme Being. There are countless variant definitions of God, however. For example: Many religious and philosophic systems consider God... God. The slaves' This article is about the religious people known as Christians. For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). The term Christian means belonging to Christ and is derived from the Greek noun Χριστός Khristós which means anointed one, which is itself a translation of... Christian masters did not allow them to practice their various west African religions. The slaves found a way around this by masking the Orishas as Christian General definition of saint In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. It can be applied to both the living and the dead and is an acceptable term in most of the worlds popular religions. The Saint is held up by the community... saints while maintaining their original identities. The masters thought their slaves had become good Christians and were praising the saints, when in actuality they were continuing their traditional practices. Santería is often thought by outsiders to be a polytheistic religion, but it is not. All true followers of Lukumí know that there is only one God and the This article is about the type of spirit. Orishas is also the name of a hip-hop/latino fusion band whose members are Cubans living in Spain. Orixa is also the name of a rock en español/alternative rock band. An Orisha, also spelled Orisa and Orixa is a... Orishas are just expressions of the divine that people can comprehend.

Lukumí ritual is highly secretive and primarily transmitted orally. Known practices include ... animal offering, ecstatic dance, and sung invocations to the Orishas. Alternate uses: Chicken (disambiguation) Binomial name Gallus gallus ( Linnaeus, 1758) A chicken is a type of domesticated bird which is usually raised as a type of poultry. It is believed to be descended from the wild Asian Red Junglefowl, Gallus gallus. Habits In the wild, junglefowl sleep in trees. Chickens... Chickens are the most common form of sacrifice; their blood is offered to the This article is about the type of spirit. Orishas is also the name of a hip-hop/latino fusion band whose members are Cubans living in Spain. Orixa is also the name of a rock en español/alternative rock band. An Orisha, also spelled Orisa and Orixa is a... Orisha. Drum music and dancing are used to induce a trance state in specific participants, who may become possessed by an Orisha who then speaks through them. One's ancestors, egun, are held in high esteem in Lukumí.

Many This article is about the album Animal Rights. For the rights movement, see Animal rights. Animal Rights is an album by electronica artist Moby, released on September 23, 1996 (see 1996 in music). The album was critically reviled upon its first release, as it finds Moby attempting to abandon techno... animal rights activists take issue with the Lukumí practice of Sacrifice is the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship. The term is also used metaphorically to describe selfless good deeds for others. Theologies of sacrifice The theology of sacrifice remains an issue, not only for... animal sacrifice, claiming that it is cruel. Followers of Lukumí point out that the killings are conducted in the same manner as many food animals are slaughtered and are not needlessly sadistic and that the priests charged with doing the sacrifice are trained in humane ways to kill the animals. Additionally, the animal is cooked and eaten afterwards. (The similarities between Lukumí sacrifice and other forms of slaughter for food may be of little comfort to animal rights supporters or activists who are For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. A selection of produce typical of a vegetarian diet. Vegetarianism is a dietary practice excluding all body parts of any animal and products derived from animals (e.g., lard, tallow, gelatin, cochineal) from ones... vegetarian.) In 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic. January 3 - In Moscow, George H. W. Bush and... 1993, the The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States to interpret and decide questions of federal law, including... United States Supreme Court ruled in The Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye came up after Employment Division v. Smith. In Employment Division the Supreme Court held that the government does not need to demonstrate a compelling interest when it enforces a neutral law that burdens a religious persons free exercise. In other words, as long... Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah that animal cruelty laws targeted specifically at Lukumí were unconstitutional, and the practice has seen no significant legal challenges since then. The group is the frequent target of This article is about the album Animal Rights. For the rights movement, see Animal rights. Animal Rights is an album by electronica artist Moby, released on September 23, 1996 (see 1996 in music). The album was critically reviled upon its first release, as it finds Moby attempting to abandon techno... animal rights organizations such as This article describes the SI prefix peta. For other meanings, see Peta (disambiguation) In physics and mathematics, peta (symbol: P) is a prefix in the SI system of units denoting 1015, or 1,000,000,000,000,000. For example: 1 petametre = 1015 metres 1 petasecond = 1015 seconds Adopted in... PETA. The group does not advocate human Sacrifice is the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship. The term is also used metaphorically to describe selfless good deeds for others. Theologies of sacrifice The theology of sacrifice remains an issue, not only for... sacrifice.

External links

• Full text of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah (http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=us&vol=508&page=520)
• www.travel-impressions  (http://www.travel-impressions.de/cuba/cuba_people/santeria1.htm) Santeria Photos
• ReligiousTolerance.org Page on Santeria (http://www.religioustolerance.org/santeri.htm)
• [1] (http://www.eleda.org)

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