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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Nestled in the quiet suburban comfort of Lake City lies a modest little house on a modest little street, a simple two-story construction that would never draw a second glance. But within its walls, ...

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 ...

"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 ...