Journey + History of Afro Caribbean and Afro Brazilian Faiths by geeta https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw en-us 2022-10-18 20:44:58 UTC 2023-05-11 12:28:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Nigeria https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346920894 The Cambodie religion was developed primarily in the Northeast by African slaves from Nigeria and their descendants.]]> 2022-10-19 12:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346920894 Brazil https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346926161 In present day The Candomblé are in Brazil, and neighboring countries such as Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina and Venezuela. This religion was brought to South America by deported African slaves in the 19th century. The first official temple was founded in the beginning of the 19th century in Salvador. Every person has their own individual "orixa" which controls his or her destiny and acts as a protector. Orixas are ancestors who have been deified, and are a link between the spiritual world and the human world. Exu, is the opposite of Orixas, and is often related to the Christian devil. 
Catholic missionaries converted slaves en masse, who kept their religious traditions underground, so still today a figure of Christianity relates to each of the beliefs of the candomblé. For example: Olorun corresponds to Jesus , and Omolu, the god healer, corresponds to San Lazzaro .



]]> 2022-10-19 12:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346926161 Oyotunji African Village, Bryant Lane, Seabrook, SC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346928746
  • Current Location: founded in 1970 Sheldon, South Carolina

    • Past Location: Southwestern Nigeria/Eastern Benin... originated in 1400, dominated the region from 1650-1750

    • A cultural community for African Americans who practice the West Yoruba faith (believe in a single omnipotent deity named Olodumare who rules over the universe. 

    • The Oyotunji village was founded in the 1970s by Walter Eugene King (the first documented African-American initiated into the priesthood of the Yoruba religion) in South Carolina. 
    • The mission of this group is “to remain a crucible for the study of African culture, and we want to research and restore our culture”
    • Many of the Villagers’ religious practices centered on orisha worship from West Africa and brought it to the Americas during the trans-Atlantic trade.

    Fun Facts: 
    • The variety of subcultures under the Yoruba faith is very wide (Santeria, Lukumi, Vodun, and Candomble)During the 1970s, the number of inhabitants grew from 5 to between 200 and 250. The population is rumored to fluctuate between 5 and 9 families over the last 10 years. Since Adefunmi's death in 2005, the village has been led by his son, Oba Adejuyigbe Adefunmi II.




    ]]>     2022-10-19 12:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346928746     Benin City, Nigeria https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346932361 Various types of orisha worship spread from West Africa to North America during the height of the  trans-Atlantic trade, taking many different religious and cultural forms across the Diaspora. (Santeria, Lukumi, Vodun, and Candomble.)

    ]]>     2022-10-19 12:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346932361     West Africa https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346936913 The Santeria religion originated from West Africa and is based on Yoruban beliefs. It spread to Cuba and other parts of North and South America as a result of the Slave Trade. Mainly traveling through the Middle Passage, they were mainly brought to the Carribean to work on sugar plantations. 



    ]]>     2022-10-19 12:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346936913     Democratic Republic of the Congo calvod23 https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346937458 During the slave trade, Congolese slaves who practiced BaKongo beliefs were taken to the Caribbean. The Bakongo cosmology includes the Kongo cosmogram (dikenga) which means “the turning”.]]> 2022-10-19 12:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346937458 Cuba calvod23 https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346941107 Palo Mayombe is currently concentrated in Cuba and New York. The main beliefs and rituals consist of communication with spirits and the dead, ritual animal sacrifices, song, dance, and drumming. Followers of the faith believe that spirits have the power to harm and kill people, and will set spirits out to avenge themselves. Paleros have a strong connection to nature.

    ]]>     2022-10-19 12:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346941107     Brazil https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346942139 In Umbanda people believe in spirit possession. Men and Women will gather around and dress in all white and bring a glass jar of flower water to keep evil spirits away. They will also bring numerous pictures of Original Catholic saints along with images of original African Brazilians and original Indian Brazilians.]]> 2022-10-19 12:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346942139 Portugal https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346948635 Portuguese Colonizers traveled to Brazil and their Catholic beliefs were somewhat taken and applied to Umbanda.]]> 2022-10-19 12:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346948635 Cuba https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346951799 After arriving in Cuba, many slaves converted to Catholicism while also maintaining their Santerian beliefs and practices. Their beliefs include: food and animal sacrifices to the Orishas, worshipped beings. The food offerer will then participate in rituals of dance and meditation. The Orishas are thought to be directly connected to the religion, believed to be able to heal and provide a prophecy for those that worship them. ]]> 2022-10-19 12:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346951799 Western Africa https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346953408 Another area where some traditions were taken from is Western Africa. African Slaves came in contact with colonizers and they both ended up in Brazil.]]> 2022-10-19 12:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346953408 The French https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346957156 A French man who preached and practiced around the ideas of spiritualism also ended up in Brazil and spread his beliefs to the Brazilians who adopted His and 2 other beliefs]]> 2022-10-19 13:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346957156 Nigeria https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346981681 Xango]]> 2022-10-19 13:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346981681 Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346985006 Due to African slaves being brought to the Caribbean and South America the belief of "Shango"/ "Xango" has grown in those regions as well. Specifically in Recife, Brazil there is a large number of African descendants that practice this belief. ]]> 2022-10-19 13:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346985006 Pukumina Religion, Jamaica https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346988055 Dedicated to ancestor commemoration, beliefs of "Kuru" spirit bridging the temporal world, prominent aspect of their religion is healing ceremonies.]]> 2022-10-19 13:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346988055 West Africa https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346989434 Many religious beliefs in the Pukumina religion can be tied back to certain West African and Haitian religions.]]> 2022-10-19 13:18:08 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346989434 New York City, NY calvod23 https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346989865 Palo Mayimbe has spread to new york and is practiced there in small communities of Cuban and afro-Caribbean immigrants. The religion has evolved in this group of the diaspora as it is more difficult to find the traditional materials you need for rituals. people who practice Palo Mayombe in the U.S are often part of a growing group of African Americans exploring African traditional religions (ATR).]]> 2022-10-19 13:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346989865 Nigeria https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346990097 The Xango, that originated in the Kingdom of Yoruba, over time moved to Brazil and the Carribean.]]> 2022-10-19 13:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2346990097 Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2587100555
  • Candomblé is an Afro-Brazilian religious cult
  • It was created by enslaved individuals who were taken from their homes in Africa and transported to Brazil
  • Candomblé (meaning “dance in honor of the gods) is a religion that fuses elements of African cultures including Bantu, Yoruba, and Fon
  • In addition to these contributors, the religion has some aspects of Catholicism and indigenous South American Beliefs

    • ]]>     2023-05-11 12:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2587100555     Argentina https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2587101196 2023-05-11 12:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2587101196 Venezuela https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2587101297 2023-05-11 12:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2587101297 Pernambuco, Brazil https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2587113753
  • Xango is an African derived religion in Brazil
  • It is an Afro-Brazilian cult
  • It emerged in Recife, specificity in the state of Pernambuco

    • ]]>     2023-05-11 12:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2587113753     Fortaleza - State of Ceará, Brazil https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2587116912 2023-05-11 12:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2587116912 South America https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2587117650 Current Xango Location]]> 2023-05-11 12:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gjain/if6r47enb5eehobw/wish/2587117650