Santeria rituals allow human beings to stay in contact with the Orishas. They include dancing, drumming, speaking and eating with the spirits. Santeria rituals allow human beings to stay in contact ...

HAVANA, March 31 (Reuters) - The family of Emilia Montoya, 79, sacrificed four white doves and two roosters, chanted in the African language Yoruba and pounded a wooden staff rhythmically on the floor ...

For generations, the Santeria religion has used colorful beads, animal sacrifices and sacred drums to honor its orishas, or African deities. Now comes a new icon in worship: the Internet. At least a ...

About the practice of animal sacrifice in the Santeria faith. Animal sacrifice is central to Santeria. The animal is sacrificed as food, rather than for any obscure mystical purpose. Followers of an ...

Santería, an Afro-Cuban religious tradition with deep roots in West African Yoruba spirituality, has long been shrouded in mystery and misconception. Commonly mistaken for witchcraft or voodoo, this ...

Near the east end of the Silver Lake district in Los Angeles, three little shops-Botanica El Monte, Botanica El Indio and Botanica El Negro Jose- lie within a mile or so of each other. Signs above the ...

Follower of the Afro-Cuban religion Santeria sits before a ceremony amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease outbreak in Havana HAVANA (Reuters) - The family of Emilia Montoya, 79, ...

"We are calling these blessings upon her to keep her healthy," said Henry Rodriguez, 40, leader of the ceremony. "But this ceremony isn't just for us; it's also for global health." "We are calling ...

HAVANA (Reuters) – The family of Emilia Montoya, 79, sacrificed four white doves and two roosters, chanted in the African language Yoruba and pounded a wooden staff rhythmically on the floor in a ...