Each of the clay statues is an 'Ellegua'. Adherents of the practice first have to receive Ellegua, and he is the Orisha that is always summonded...
Santeria doll is decorated with offerings of beads, money and cigar at a religious gathering of Catholics near Havana 12 December 1997. The...
Cuban Iyanifa Aimeé Ibáñez attends the celebration of her anniversary as Iyanifa on September 13 in Havana's Los Sitios neighbourhood. - More than 20...
Santeria "babalawo" Juliano and priest Enrique pose on October 21, 1998 in the old town in Havana, Cuba. Juliano holds a "Baku" and kneels in front...
Animal rights activists in 1996 protest Santeria chicken sacrifices at the main entrance of the Dade County Couthouse in Miami. It was not known who...
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Music is an importatn part of Santeria, which is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from...
The pilgrimage of San Lazaro in December is the largest religious event in Cuba when thousands of people make their way to El Rincon church on the...
Animal sacrifice is an integral part of the rituals. Santeros believe that blood is necessary to release the negative energy and spirits of those...
Dressed in the head-to-toe white clothing that distinguishes a follower of the Santeria faith, a young couple walks along the colonades of Habana...
January 4, 2017: In a local shop of goods for santeria and Spiritism, practicants, can find all kind of elements for rituals and ceremonies on...
January 4, 2017: The Southern General Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Caracas and was founded in 1876 photographed on January 4, 2017 in Caracas,...
Woman, who has fallen into a trance, is assisted by others during the centuries-old annual pilgrimage to the Iglesia De San Lazaro on the Day Of...
Santeria "babalawo" Victor Omolofaoro Betancourt, President of the Association Ifa Iranlowo, holds a chicken moments before sacrificing it by tearing...
Pilgrim lays on the ground holding candles during the centuries-old annual pilgrimage to the Iglesia De San Lazaro on the Day Of Saint Lazarus on...
Two women have river water poured on their heads during a Santeria ritual cleansing by two "santeros" on July 31, 2006 near Havana, Cuba. Santeria...
Dancers perform in a 1996 art piece, an African body painting dance performance, organized by Cuba's leading Afro-Cuban artist, Manuel Mendive, in...
Black market cigar manufacturer blow cigar smoke on an outdoor altar for the "santo" or "orisha" Eleggua as an offering to ask for protection for his...
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Cuban woman of African descent throwing rice to the crowd in a traditional gesture. Performance in Havana old town, local dance and theatre group...
Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and...
Cuban Santero family dancing Salsa in their house. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices...
Religious articles shop selling beads and ceremonial herbs. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal...
Santeria is not regarded as an official religion by the state, and therefore has no official places of worship, the ceremonies are carried out in the...
Santeria shrine in a private Cabildo. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from...
As adherants of Santeria receive their initiations for the different Orisha they get a physical representation of the 'saint'. Santeria is a...
The pilgrimage of San Lazaro in December is the largest religious event in Cuba when thousands of people make their way to El Rincon church on the...
The pilgrimage of San Lazaro in December is the largest religious event in Cuba when thousands of people make their way to El Rincon church on the...
Babalawo using cowry shells and corn powder to read the fortunes of the people being initiated. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba,...
Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and...
Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and...