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Eleggua Orisha

Tomorrow June 13 is Eleggua day, You have all day to prepare and organize an offerings at the height of this Orisha. Eleggua is the first protection, since it is he who opens the ways to grow both in life and in religion. The uninitiated or aleyos who consult regularly must receive or consecrate him […]

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Santeria : The 8th of September is Oshun’s feast day

Oshun is a female Orisha who is part of the Orishas of head (which means she is received by the head). She represents the intensity of the feelings, spirituality, human sensuality and linked to it, delicacy, finesse, and from her love and femininity radiate sweetness.

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Organizing Commission for the Sign of the Year “Miguel Febles Padrón” 2015

Following a tradition of twenty nine years, the Organizing Commission of the Reading of the Year gathered on the 31st of December 2015 in the House-Temple situated on Avenida 10 de Octubre #1509, between Josefina and Gertrudis, Vibora, Municipality of 10 de Octubre, City of Havana, Cuba. The Organizing Commission for the Sign of the Year “Miguel […]

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How to prepare a throne for the orishas

A throne is an ephemeral structure made with colored fabrics called “paños de santos” used to cover them and pedestals on which the orishas are placed.