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What is Umbanda in English?
Umbanda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ũˈbɐ̃dɐ]) is a syncretic Brazilian religion that blends African traditions with Roman Catholicism, Spiritism, and Indigenous American beliefs.
What is orixas in Brazil?
Orixas are ancestors who have been deified. These orixas can be from recent history, perhaps only one hundred years old, or they may be over a thousand years old. Orixas are a link between the spiritual world and the world of humans. Voduns and inkices are spirit gods, essentially the same as orixas.
Who are the Orishas?
Orisha (also given as Orisa and Orishas) are supernatural entities usually referred to as deities in the Yoruba religion of West Africa, though they are actually emanations or avatars of the supreme being Olodumare. Their number is usually given as 400 + 1 as a kind of shorthand for “without number” or innumerable.
Who is ESHU?
Note: Trickster god of the Yoruba of Nigeria and in Afro-Caribbean culture, an essentially protective, benevolent spirit who serves Ifa, the chief god, as a messenger between heaven and earth.
Who is Eshu wife?
Oya Diety
“The female deity Oya, the goddess of waters, is believed to have been a daughter of the primordial gods Obatala and his wife Yemojya.
Who is the mother of Eshu?
Yemoja
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| Eshu | |
|---|---|
| Gallery | |
| Aliases | Eleggua, Legba |
| Relatives | Olorun (father), Yemoja (mother), Shango (brother), Ogun (brother), Ochosi (brother) |
| Affiliations | The Orishas The Guerreros |
What is Umbanda?
A Umbanda é uma religião brasileira que sintetiza vários elementos das religiões africanas, indígenas e cristãs, porém sem ser definida por eles.
What is the history of the terreiros of Umbanda?
The independent Terreiros of Umbanda started to unite themselves in federations to strengthen its position against social discrimination and police repression. The first federation was founded by Zélio Fernandino in 1939.
Was Zélio de Moraes an Umbanda?
According to the anthropologist Diana Brown, Zélio de Moraes had just a symbolic participation in the creation of the Umbanda, acting like the speaker of a group that previously participated in Macumba cults.