(EFE).- The Yoruba Cultural Association of Cuba predicts for 2024 the increase in diseases, crime, as well as alcohol and other drugs and drew attention to the increase “in abuse of women” on the Island, in accordance with his predictions released this Monday.
A group of Cuban Santeria priests or “babalawos” met last New Year’s Eve at the Association’s headquarters in Havana, as is tradition, and this January 1 they published the well-known Letter of the Year, one of the traditions rooted in the practitioners and believers within the Island.
The predictions of the oracle of Afro-Cuban religions predict, among other things, a decrease in the birth rate, an increase in criminal activities and marital breakdowns.
Priests advise “taking precautions with belongings during domestic trips”
Also diseases of the lower abdomen; genetic ailments; the increase in neurological diseases and skin conditions.
The priests advised “paying more attention to agricultural productivity and land use” and “taking precautions with belongings during domestic trips,” in addition to asking the “corresponding authorities for preventive work on the intake of alcoholic beverages and consumption.” of narcotics, preferably on young people”.
In Santeria, one of the most widespread syncretic cults in Cuba, each letter or sign comprises a story of the deities or “orishas” of the Yoruba pantheon, who speak for it and implicitly carries a general teaching or recommendation.
In 2024, among its recommendations, it includes “not leaving your children in anyone’s care, as they can harm you and being careful with them even in your own home.”
In 2024, among its recommendations, it includes “not leaving your children in the care of anyone, as they can harm you and being careful with them even in your own home” and “being respectful of the differences between human beings to avoid conflicts and disagreements.” unnecessary.”
Syncretic cults, brought to Cuba with African slaves in colonial times, are transmitted by oral tradition from one generation to another through prayers, rites, spells, magical formulas, sayings, dances, songs, sacrifices and liturgies.
Santeria has one of its main practices in divination and among its own elements are snails, intended for the act of consultation, and the use of the so-called “foundation necklaces”, made with beads of the colors that characterize each deity.
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