SHANGO

 

Once a rich and famous war chief, a great African King. He is the father of the Congós and the Lucumí..

Chango, Lord of Fire, War and Thunder. He is the strongest and most popular Saint. He lives in the royal palm tree, from where he directs all of Heaven’s artillery. He eats fire, hurls lightning and stones and reduces his enemies to ashes. Obatala, creator of all, Chango’s creator has built him a castle, for he knows Chango will one day be king of the world. He is a handsome, arrogant black man, a reveller and a fighter with an untamed, demanding virility. He became the Lord of the Drums when he exchanged his gift of prophecy (divination) for his brother Orulá’s gifts of music and dancing. THE ETERNAL defector because of his fights and his affairs with women. The Goddesses love him, but .The gods hate him.,

               

                                  
    

 SANTA BARBARA BENDITA.

This is the atholic Saint used to represent Chango. The reason they picked this Saint is because of the use of the color red and the sword. Also, in many depictions of this Saint, there is castle in the picture, and since Chango was a King, the castle was a fitting correspondence

 

 

 

Of course, Chango and Santa Barbara are two different things. First of all, Chango is male and super-macho at that, while Santa Barbara is female. As with the other Orishas, you can have them without any Catholic Saints anywhere in your home. It just happened that in Cuba, where Catholicism was so predominat in that era, everyone loves Santa Barbara. The important thing in Orisha worship is to receive what we call the "Fundamento" of the Orisha. For most Orishas this consists of receiving the cowrie shells that have been consecrated and the stones that have been consecrated to a particular Orisha. Natually, they have to live in something, so they are placed in tureens and other receptacles to house them. Chango lives in a wooden "batea". The batea is a round wooden bowl that has a top that can be removed. The Orishas also have certain "tools" that are consecrated with them, which they use to work with in performing their "MAGIC".

by alejandro colunga

Great King! Kabiosile!
Virile Owner of Thunder!
I Ponder You with Awe!
Orisha of Great Passion!
Warrior Who is Just!
Grant Us Your Protection!
Bestow Justice Upon All!
Strongest Lover of
Ochun and Oya
(I understand why
they compete
for Your favors!)
May You Always be
Worshipped and Adored!
Mighty Chango!
Our Great King!

choco

mariano

 

Es ahijado de Ozain, el cual le preparo un secreto para que echara fuego por la boca y se librara de sus enemigos.
Shangó además de guerrero y adivino es curandero y no admite hijos cobardes . Sus hijos son adivinos por naturaleza. Sus colores representativos son el rojo y blanco alternados

 

 

 

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