Santeria

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people were brought over from Nigeria they were baptized as Roman Catholics. Although they were forced to accept Catholic beliefs they worshiped their Orishas according to Roman Catholic Rites. This way of worship soon became the accepted way to practice their "forbidden religion" and developed into ; the way of the saints.
The religion of has brought much attention to itself because of its rituals of animal sacrifices. The sacrifices occur to mark events such as birth, marriage, death as well as for the initiation of a new member into the church or "family". The word for sacrifice is Ebo. It is this practice which has brought so much negative attention to the religion. Sacrifices are made to the Orisha to ensure that it will continue to be powerful. Animals that are commonly sacrificed are duck, chickens, goats, doves, pigeons and turtles. Many Animal Rights activist have tried to put a stop to the animal sacrifices.
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