Tag: <span>Afro-Cuban diaspora</span>

Yemoja | The Orisha (deity) Of the River/Ocean

Yemoja is a major water deity from the Yoruba religion. She is an orisha, in this case patron spirit of the oceans and/or rivers – particularly the Ogun River in Nigeria. She is often syncretized with either Our Lady of Regla in the Afro-Cuban diaspora or various other Virgin Mary …