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'''Candomblé''' is an [[African | '''Candomblé''' is an [[African diaspora religion]] that developed in Brazil during the 19th century. It arose through a process of syncretism between several of the traditional religions of West and Central Africa, especially those of the Yoruba, Bantu, and Gbe, coupled with influences from [[Christianity|Roman Catholicism]]. | ||
Candomblé arose in 19th-century Brazil, where the imported traditional African religions of enslaved West Africans had to adapt to a slave colony in which [[Christianity|Roman Catholicism]] was the official religion. It is thus one of several religions that emerged in the Americas through the interaction of West African and Roman Catholic traditions, and for this reason is considered a "sister religion" of Cuban [[Santería]] and [[voodoo|Haitian Vodou]]. | Candomblé arose in 19th-century Brazil, where the imported traditional African religions of enslaved West Africans had to adapt to a slave colony in which [[Christianity|Roman Catholicism]] was the official religion. It is thus one of several religions that emerged in the Americas through the interaction of West African and Roman Catholic traditions, and for this reason is considered a "sister religion" of Cuban [[Santería]] and [[voodoo|Haitian Vodou]]. | ||
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! | ! Orixá | ||
! | ! Saint | ||
! | ! Gender | ||
! | ! Role | ||
! | ! Colors | ||
! | ! Greeting | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Exú | ||
| | | Saint Anthony | ||
| | | Male | ||
| | | Guardian of pathways. Removes barriers. | ||
| | | Black and red | ||
| | | "''Laroyê Exu''" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Oxalá | ||
| [[Jesus Christ]] | |||
| [[ | | Male | ||
| | | Father of the gods. Represents the sun, creation and life. | ||
| | | White | ||
| | | "''Êpa Babá''" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Ogum | ||
| | | Saint George | ||
| | | Male | ||
| | | God of war. | ||
| | | Blue | ||
| | | "''Ogunhê Ogum''" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Oxóssi | ||
| | | Saint Sebastian | ||
| | | Male | ||
| | | Forests and hunting. Abundance of food. | ||
| | | Green or Blue | ||
| | | "''Okê arô Oxóssi''" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Oxum | ||
| | | Our Lady of Aparecida | ||
| | | Female | ||
| | | Waterfalls, rivers, love, beauty and precious metals. Fertility, feminine strength and the conquest of wealth. | ||
| | | Gold | ||
| | | "''Ora iê iê ô Oxum''" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Oxumaré | ||
| | | Saint Bartholomew | ||
| | | Male | ||
| | | Rainbow serpent representing the union of heaven and earth. | ||
| | | Green and yellow | ||
| | | "''Aoboboí''" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Xango | ||
| | | Saint Peter or Saint Jerome | ||
| | | Male | ||
| | | King of fire, thunder, and justice. | ||
| | | Red | ||
| | | "''Kaô Kabecilê''" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Iansã | ||
| | | Saint Barbara | ||
| | | Female | ||
| | | Storms, wind, and lightning. Responsible for transporting souls of the dead. | ||
| | | Red | ||
| | | "''Eparrei Oyá''" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Iemanjá | ||
| | | Our Lady of Conception | ||
| | | Female | ||
| | | Ruler of the sea. The Great Mother. | ||
| | | Blue | ||
| | | "''Odoyá Iemanjá''" | ||
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| Nanã | |||
| Saint Anne | |||
| Female | |||
| Secrets of life and death. Ancient wisdom. | |||
| Purple | |||
| "''Salubá''" | |||
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