What is the difference between Palo and Santeria?
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What is the difference between Palo and Santeria?
There is one main distinction: Santeria comes from the Yoruba people from Nigeria and Palo Mayombe comes from the Congo. Since Congolese slaves were brought to the Caribbean much earlier than the Yoruba, it’s harder to trace their music and culture directly back to Africa.
What is OCHA Orisha?
Here’s what it means: Ocha(Kariocha, making Santo): The initiation of a new priest or priestess where his/her tutelary Orisha is put on his/her head (crown) during a seven-day ceremony.
What is a Prenda in Santeria?
Central to Palo is the nganga or prenda, an iron cauldron into which human bones, sticks, and other items are placed. This is believed to be inhabited by the spirit of a dead individual, who becomes the slave of the palero or palera.
Where did Palo Mayombe come from?
Palo Mayombe is a Kongo derived religion from the Bakongo Diaspora. This religion was transported to the Caribbean during the Spanish slave trade and sprouted in Cuba mostly and in some places in Puerto Rico in the 1500. As the enslaved were forced out of their homelands, their beliefs went with them.
What is Palo muerto?
PALO MUERTO (IMPOMOEA MURUCOIDES) Has been traditionally used to combat paralysis. Take 1 tsp. per cup.
What does Nfumbe mean?
It is a Palo Kikongo word that means “dead one.” It is an ambiguous term within Palo’s language of the dead and means as much “dead person” as “force of the dead.” It is also the term used to refer to human bones.
What is an Nganga cauldron?
In Cuba, the term nganga refers to a certain creation made with an iron cauldron into which several items (such as bones and sticks) are placed. It also refers to the spirit of the dead that resides there. In Palo, it refers to an iron cauldron used to venerate the mpungo which can be used for magic and divination.
Which orisha is number 11?
Number 11 is considered to be the number of the Ibeji. This is because the twins are complimenting as well as opposing forces. One Ibeji holds the human personality and the other holds the spiritual personality.
