Devotional acts of the peoples of Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean: the Bembe drumming feast of Santeria, the Yoruba Egungun and Gelede masquerades for the ancestors and the mothers, the libation poured for spirits and the Hopi Snake Dance. A ritual belongs here when its cited article describes a devotional rite of an African, African diaspora or Native American tradition. It excludes the rites of Eurasia.
All African, Diaspora and Native American Devotional Rites
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Gẹlẹdẹ (Wikipedia)
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The Gẹlẹdẹ spectacle of the Yoruba is a public display by colorful masks which combines art and ritual dance to amuse, educate and inspire worship.
Libation (Wikipedia)
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A libation is a ritual pouring of a liquid as an offering to a deity or spirit, or in memory of the dead. It was common in many religions of antiquity and continues to be offered in cultures today.
Egungun (Wikipedia)
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More specifically, it is a Yoruba masquerade for ancestor reverence, or the ancestors themselves as a collective force.
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