Candomblé

no central authority in control of Candomblé, which is organized around autonomous terreiros (houses). Candomblé venerates spirits, known varyingly as...

Candomblé Ketu (or Queto in Portuguese) is the largest and most influential branch (nation) of Candomblé, a religion practiced primarily in Brazil. The...

Candomblé Bantu (also called Candomblé Batuque or Angola) is one of the major branches (nations) of the Candomblé religious belief system. It developed...

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...

meaning "soul, light, spirit or good vibrations". Axé is present in the Candomblé religion, as "the imagined spiritual power and energy bestowed upon practitioners...

widespread. Oya worship has also spread to other parts of Yorubaland. In Candomblé, Oya is known as Oiá, lyá Mésàn, or most commonly, Iansã, from the Yoruba...

Haitian Vodou Obeah Rastafari Dugu Obeah Batuque Candomblé Candomblé Bantu Candomblé Jejé Candomblé Ketu Catimbó [pt] Macumba Quimbanda Santo Daime Tambor...

established as an intermediate religion between Candomblé and Umbanda. Groups combining elements of Umbanda and Candomblé are sometimes termed "Umbandomblé", although...

festival days associated with Ogum in the Candomblé tradition. Acaçá is a ritual food offered to all gods in the Candomble pantheon; it is made of a paste of...

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...

Johnson noted that Candomblé, as "an organized, structured liturgy and community of practice called Candomblé" only arose later. Candomblé originated among...

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...

religions of Santería, Winti, Umbanda, Quimbanda, Holy Infant of Atocha, and Candomblé. Elegua is known as Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára and Ẹlẹ́gbá in the Yoruba religion and...

it, such as Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican Santería and Brazilian Candomblé. The preferred spelling varies depending on the language in question:...

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...

sources. She is a symbol of sensitivity and is identified by weeping. In Candomblé Bantu, Osun is called Nkisi Ndandalunda, the Lady of Fertility and Moon...

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...

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...

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...

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...