Hepa Baba, El principal orisha venerado
por los yorubas es realmente obatala, deidad representante de la paz
y la pureza, su nombre podria significar : el rey que viste de
blanco: Oba-ta-ala o también el rey que brilla arriba; Oba=rey ta=brillar
la=arriba.
OBATALA, the King of the Orishas is the oldest Orisha He is
considered to be the Father of all the other Orishas, he is King of
Kings. There are 16 path of Obatala, eight of them male and eight of
them female. under the direction of Olofi, he became the creator of
the mankind
Nuesta senora de las Mercedes
White is the color of Obatala, representing purity and cleanliness
and his children often wear white to please him and also as a
protection. It is said that Obatala throws his white mantle over his
children so that evil cannot touch them. associated with the
different caminos of Obatala sare Saint Joseph, Saint Anne or even
Saint James.
