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During Candomblé rituals, participants commune with, and are possessed by, spirits called ''orixás''. Each ''orixá'' is equated to a specific Catholic saint and many Candomblé temples contain pictures or statues of saints alongside images of their respective ''orixá''. | During Candomblé rituals, participants commune with, and are possessed by, spirits called ''orixás''. Each ''orixá'' is equated to a specific Catholic saint and many Candomblé temples contain pictures or statues of saints alongside images of their respective ''orixá''. | ||
=== | ===Examples of folk saints=== | ||
* [[Saint Guinefort]] - France | * [[Saint Guinefort]] - France | ||
* [[María Lionza]] - Venezuela | * [[María Lionza]] - Venezuela | ||