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FACTSHEET SANTERÍA IN CUBA
FACTSHEETSANTER A IN CUBAUNITED STATES COMMISSION onINTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM732 N. Capitol Street, NW, Suite #A714 Washington, DC 20401202-523-3240 February 2021 The Santer a Tradition in CubaBy Kirsten Lavery, Supervisory Policy AnalystIntroductionThis FACTSHEET highlights the Santer a practice in Cuba, providing an overview of this tradition and detailing the religious freedom conditions of its practitioners. Santer a is a syncretic religion based significantly in the traditions of the yoruba and incorporating elements of Catholicism. Today, roughly 70 percent of Cubans observe one or more Santeria or other religious practices based in an African tradition. Elements of Santer a and its African roots permeate Cuban culture, including by influencing Cuban art, food, music, and dance.
Free Yoruba priest, priestess, and other members of the community were violently summoned to the police station and threatened. In another incident, two members of the executive committee of the Free Yorubas were arrested, held overnight, and beaten in September 2020.
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