Posts Tagged ‘abakua’

Cuban youth take refuge in Abakua religion

On their knees, blindfolded, five young men listen to blessings in Yoruba, a language brought by African slaves more than four centuries ago, to become the new members of the Abakua society, a unique Cuban cult. Economic hardship and the covid-19 pandemic pushed many young Cubans to seek refuge in religion, including this cult that […]

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