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Orishas (singular:
orisha) are
divine spirits that play a key role in the
Yoruba religion of West
Africa and
several religions of the
African diaspora...
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Trinidad Orisha, also
known as
Orisha religion and Shango, is a
syncretic religion in
Trinidad and
Tobago and the Caribbean,
originally from West Africa...
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several religions in the New World,
notably Santería, Umbanda,
Trinidad Orisha, and Candomblé.
Yoruba religious beliefs are part of Itàn (history), the...
- Look up
orisha or
orishas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Orisha is an
elemental spirit of the
Yoruba religion.
Orisha or
Orisa may also
refer to:...
- have a
pantheon of up to 6,000 deities. The
following is a list of
Yoruba orisha (òrìṣà), or deities. The
supreme being in Yorùbá
culture is
known as Olódùmarè/Elédùmarè...
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festival or
Adamu Orisha play,
celebrated by the
people of Lagos. The Eyo
festival is a
dedication to the god of the Sea Olokun, who is an
Orisha, and whose...
- Oko, also
known as Ocô in Brazil, was an
Orisha. In
Nigeria and the
Benin Republic, he was a
strong hunter and
farming deity, as well as a
fighter against...
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Oshun (also Ọṣun, Ochún, and Oxúm) is the
Yoruba orisha ****ociated with love, ****uality, fertility, femininity, water, destiny, divination, purity, and...
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spelled Oggun or Ogou;
known as Ogún or Ogum in
Latin America) is a
Yoruba Orisha that is
adopted in
several African religions. Ògún is a
warrior and a powerful...
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traditions in the
Americas which collectively form the "
Orisha religion", "
Orisha Tradition", or "
Orisha worship."
These include Haitian Vodou and Brazilian...
