plsmith
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posted on October 18, 2001 05:09:39 PM new
Babaloo (a.k.a. Babalú) - Remember on the sitcom I LOVE LUCY/CBS/1950-61 when Cuban born singer Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) banged on his drums and sang that funny sounding lyric "Babalú Ayé"? He was actually invoking (in song) the help of a patron saint of the sick worshipped by the Cuban immigrants who belonged to a religious group known as the Santeria (Translation: Worship of Saints). Santeria is a mixture of African magic/witchcraft and Catholic mysticism that originated with Yoruban (Nigerian) slaves who were brought to Latin America during the 17th Century...
This fun-fact provided to you courtesy of:
http://www.tvacres.com/languages_phrases.htm
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enchanted
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posted on October 18, 2001 05:58:22 PM new
My personal Santeria favorite is CHANGO.
http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/CHANGO/index.html
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jamesoblivion
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posted on October 18, 2001 06:41:01 PM new
That was very interesting.
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Hepburn
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posted on October 18, 2001 06:44:44 PM new
Ive heard of that "religion". They whack off rooster heads and whatnot. It is similar to voodoo...which is also a mixture of African/Haiti, Catholic, Christian.
Dam, plsmith, youre making me think again. Been a long time since I read about that stuff.
Oh babalooooooooooo
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enchanted
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posted on October 18, 2001 06:52:20 PM new
Hi Hep 
Here's a webpage that has links to information on both Chango and to the "great Orisha AZOWANO or Babaluaye."
http://www.spiritonline.com/links/Pagan_Spirituality/Voodoo_and_Santeria/
Lots of practitioners of voodoo (voodun) and Santeria in my area.
.... and an overabundance of anthrax of course. Not that the two are related at all.
[ edited by enchanted on Oct 18, 2001 06:53 PM ]
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Hepburn
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posted on October 18, 2001 06:54:50 PM new
Whatever floats their boat, Enchanted . Or rather, whatever tickles their ear.
Only difference I can see between the two is the racial background. Still, they worship the same "being"....God. Whatever it is they want to call Him.
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enchanted
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posted on October 18, 2001 06:58:15 PM new
Or Her.
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kraftdinner
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posted on October 18, 2001 06:58:32 PM new
Isn't that the one where they make their eyeballs pop out while they're in trance's and really stupid junk like that? That's a religion?? 
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Hepburn
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posted on October 18, 2001 07:00:52 PM new
No more stupid than rolling down isles, handling snakes, worshipping Mary, sitting crosslegged in front of statues, OOOoomming, etc etc etc.
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enchanted
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posted on October 18, 2001 07:03:26 PM new
It's a real religion and they take it very seriously. Believers in voodoo also take it seriously.
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Hepburn
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posted on October 18, 2001 07:06:06 PM new
To clarify...thats what I meant when I responded to kraft. Yes, it is a religion and yes, they take it as seriously as any other religious person would as to their particular faith.
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kraftdinner
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posted on October 18, 2001 07:13:02 PM new
The more I learn out about religion, the less I understand.
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snowyegret
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posted on October 18, 2001 07:27:53 PM new
Voudoun is the official religion of Benin.
You have the right to an informed opinion
-Harlan Ellison
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jamesoblivion
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posted on October 18, 2001 07:31:17 PM new
Voudoun is the official religion of Benin.
I think it would be really cool to be able to say "I live in a Voodoo country".
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skylarraye
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posted on October 18, 2001 08:05:42 PM new
Well, now that Sublime song makes sense.
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plsmith
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posted on October 18, 2001 08:50:23 PM new
Egad...
At this juncture in this totally flutt thread, all I'm gonna say is HI Enchanted! LTNS And the same goes for SKY: HI!
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enchanted
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posted on October 19, 2001 02:48:31 AM new
Hi plsmith! It's those Santeria topics. They bring me out of lurk mode.
Skylarraye, I hate to admit my ignorance of musical matters, but what Sublime song are you referring to?
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Shadowcat
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posted on October 19, 2001 02:54:41 AM new
Oh Ricky! I wanna be in the show! WAAAAAAHHHHH!
Why don't you do that voodoo that you do so well...
Okay, it's official. I need to go to bed.
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enchanted
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posted on October 19, 2001 03:02:40 AM new
OMG I'm actually around the same time as you S-kitty!
Lucy was a Black Magic Woman. Put a spell on Ricky.
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