no central authority in control of Candomblé, which is organized around autonomous terreiros (houses). Candomblé venerates spirits, known varyingly as... 97 KB (13,347 words) - 02:39, 17 April 2024 |
Candomblé Jejé, also known as Brazilian Vodum, is one of the major branches (nations) of Candomblé. It developed in the Portuguese Empire among Fon and... 2 KB (168 words) - 22:46, 4 April 2024 |
Candomblé Ketu (or Queto in Portuguese) is the largest and most influential branch (nation) of Candomblé, a religion practiced primarily in Brazil. The... 9 KB (752 words) - 07:20, 19 February 2024 |
Candomblé Bantu (also called Candomblé Batuque or Angola) is one of the major branches (nations) of the Candomblé religious belief system. It developed... 3 KB (304 words) - 21:30, 22 September 2023 |
Axé (music) (section Candomblé Beads) meaning "soul, light, spirit or good vibrations". Axé is present in the Candomblé religion, as "the imagined spiritual power and energy bestowed upon practitioners... 14 KB (1,815 words) - 16:34, 17 March 2024 |
Haitian Vodou Obeah Rastafari Dugu Obeah Batuque Candomblé Candomblé Bantu Candomblé Jejé Candomblé Ketu Catimbó [pt] Macumba Quimbanda Santo Daime Tambor... 7 KB (621 words) - 00:49, 26 March 2024 |
Ocean. In the Candomblé religion of Brazil, Olokun is venerated as the mother of Yemoja and the owner of the sea. She is recognized in Candomblé terreiros... 5 KB (596 words) - 22:21, 22 April 2024 |
Johnson noted that Candomblé, as "an organized, structured liturgy and community of practice called Candomblé" only arose later. Candomblé originated among... 20 KB (2,620 words) - 04:28, 20 January 2024 |
Akara (category Candomblé) used in Afro-Brazilian religious traditions such as Candomblé. The first acarajé in a Candomblé ritual is offered to the orixá Exu. They vary in size... 14 KB (1,517 words) - 12:12, 23 April 2024 |
it, such as Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican Santería and Brazilian Candomblé. The preferred spelling varies depending on the language in question:... 16 KB (1,067 words) - 14:06, 10 April 2024 |
part because men are traditionally crowned in Ifá in many lineages. In Candomblé, Oxalá (Obatalá) has been syncretized with Our Lord of Bonfim; in that... 12 KB (1,604 words) - 13:47, 9 March 2024 |
Afro-Brazilian music (section Candomblé) African ceremonies and to Candomblé; so much so, that performances that use it are often referred to as "street Candomblé." Agogô - A high-pitched bell... 12 KB (1,497 words) - 22:21, 16 April 2024 |
Nago tradition of Candomblé, of which he was an initiate, as a legitimate religion, while dismissing the Bantu tradition of Candomblé as a form of Macumba... 9 KB (1,164 words) - 18:28, 2 February 2024 |
Nzambi a Mpungu (section Candomblé Bantu) means "Don’t look for God, He does not have a body." In the religion of Candomblé Bantu, Nzambi is the "sovereign master". He created the earth and then... 7 KB (723 words) - 21:41, 31 March 2024 |
faith (Ọ̀rànmíyàn in Yorùbá language). In the Afro-Brazilian tradition of Candomblé, Aganjú is worshiped as a manifestation or quality of the Orisha Shango... 4 KB (386 words) - 17:03, 23 November 2023 |
world: in Yorùbáland, Eshu is Èṣù-Elegba or Laolu-Ogiri Oko; Exu de Candomblé in Candomblé; Echú in Santería and Latin America; Legba in Haitian Vodou; Leba... 14 KB (1,707 words) - 19:03, 1 February 2024 |
Shango (category Candomblé) Palo recognizes him as "Siete Rayos". Ṣàngó is known as Xangô in the Candomblé pantheon. He is said to be the son of Oranyan, and his wives include Oya... 14 KB (1,485 words) - 15:32, 14 April 2024 |
sometimes called Vodou/Voodoo Candomblé Jejé, also known as Brazilian Vodum, one of the major branches (nations) of Candomblé Tambor de Mina, a syncretic... 5 KB (633 words) - 12:54, 31 March 2024 |
Cowrie-shell divination (section In Candomblé) purposes. In most Candomblé houses, "open" still means that the natural opening is facing up; but some traditions (mainly in Candomblé Ketu) use the opposite... 7 KB (866 words) - 15:56, 14 February 2024 |
Tia Ciata (category Brazilian Candomblés) mãe-de-santo of Candomblé, and an influential figure in the development of samba. She was born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, and initiated in Candomblé in Salvador... 8 KB (691 words) - 22:23, 7 March 2024 |
List of death deities (section Umbanda and Candomblé) The mythology or religion of most cultures incorporate a god of death or, more frequently, a divine being closely associated with death, an afterlife,... 34 KB (4,359 words) - 03:33, 8 April 2024 |
deities among them. Sopona is known in the Afro-Brazilian tradition of Candomblé as Sakpata or Sakpata-Omolu in the (Jejé nation). He is associated with... 7 KB (845 words) - 20:35, 19 February 2024 |