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Afro-Cuban religion
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santeria
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n. A South-American religion, somewhat similar to voodoo, based upon Yoruba deities and Roman Catholic saints.
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" Santeria " is a song by American ska punk band Sublime on their 1996 album Sublime . The song was released as a single on January 7, 1997. Although the song was released after the death of lead singer Bradley Nowell , "Santeria" along with " What I Got ...
Usage examples of santeria.
In both cases, the cops had interrupted a Santeria ceremony in which live animals were being sacrificed to appease Afro-Cuban saints.
Many have no knowledge of Santeria and are confused and even revulsed by random encounters with gutted livestock.
As the video rolled, the officer calmly explained the meaning of the grisly scenea Santeria offering to Ogun, of course.
Unfortunately, what appeals most to Santeria followersthe ability to practice the religion in the privacy of their homesis what bothers many of their neighbors.
Years ago, a mad-dog drug killer and fugitive named Miguel Miranda built a Santeria shrine in his back yard in South Miami.
For the past six years, Eames had worked on cases involving voodoo, santeria, and Satanic worship, all of which used blood from a variety of sources in their rituals.
When Solange got started, she could really lay it on thick, stuff with crazy names like Santeria, brujeria, nkisi, makuto.
People think it was my poppa I got the Santeria from, but no, it was my grandmomma, said she was Cherokee, but I had her figgered for mostly high yaller when I saw the old photographs.