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When one thinks of Santeria, images of black magic, sorcery, and barbarism come to mind. Media portrayal, such as the newspaper headline "Blood Cults Spread through U.S.", have served only to enforce these negative misconceptions often linked to Santeria. As a result of it, people outside of the culture view it as "barbaric", arguing that it is just a cover up for the sensationalized killing and sa ....
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.... their "forbidden religion" and developed into Santeria; the way of the saints.
The religion of Santeria has brought much attention to itself because of its rituals of animal sacrifices. The sacrifices occur to mark events such as birth, marriage, death as well as for the initiation of a new member into the church or "family". The Santeria word for sacrifice is Ebo. It is this practice which has brought so much negative attention to the religion. Sacrifices are made to th ....
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