Afro-American religion

thumb|right|upright=1.3|A group of Santería practitioners performing the Cajón de Muertos ceremony in Havana in 2011

thumb|Statues of Orishas in the water at Dique do Tororó Park, Salvador, Bahia|Salvador, [[Bahia, Brazil]]

Shango (Yoruba: Ṣàngó) is the Orisha (or deity) of fire, thunder, lightning, virility, dance, drumming, strength and justice in the Yoruba religion. Genealogically, Shango is a royal ancestor of the Yoruba as he was the third Alaafin of the Oyo Empire prior to his posthumous deification. Shango is believed to have numerous manifestations as various historical and legendary figures, including Airá, Agodo, Afonja, Lubé, and Obomin. He is known for his double-headed battle-axe (Oṣé). He is considered to be one of the most powerful rulers that Yorubaland has ever produced.

thumb|right|300px|A divination tray (Ọpọ́n Ifá) on which cowrie shells rests, as are used for Ifá divination

a number of related religions that developed in the Americas in various nations of North America, South America, the Caribbean

syncretic religion practiced chiefly in Haiti and the Haitian diaspora

thumb|Egungun, masked costumed figures of the Yoruba people in Oyo, Oyo State|Oyo

thumb|Dutch Royal Tropical Institute, Objectnumber 10019264, Portrait after a Winti-dance in a Bushinengue|Maroon village, [[Suriname, 1948. The dance is called Wintidansi or wentipee in the Ndyuka language. The dancers prepared their bodies with herbs and are therefore able to dance through the fire. While making music (striking the Apinti, singing and dancing) it is possible for the dancer to go into a trance. The Winti-dance is performed only on special occasions.]] Winti is an Afro-Surinamese traditional religion that originated in Suriname. It is a syncretization of the different African

Ọrunmila (, also Ọrúnla or Orúla in Latin America) is the Orisha of wisdom, knowledge, and divination in the Yoruba religion. He is believed to be the creator of the Ifá and Babalawo concepts. He is a high priest of Ifá.

ethnic group

Ọya (Yorùbá: Ọya, also known as Oyá, Oiá, Yànsàn-án, Yansã, Iyámsá, or Iansã) is one of the principal female deities of the Yoruba pantheon. She is the oriṣa of winds, lightning, and storms and is the only oriṣa capable of controlling the Eégún (spirits of the dead), a power given to her by Babalú Ayé.

group of closely related religions or denominations

thumb|Power Figure: Male (Nkisi). Created circa 1800-1950, DRC, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 ' or ' (plural varies: , , , or ) are spirits or an object that a spirit inhabits. It is frequently applied to a variety of objects used throughout the Congo Basin in Central Africa, especially in the Territory of Cabinda that are believed to contain spiritual powers or spirits. The term and its concept have passed with the Atlantic slave trade to the Americas.

Christian movement emphasizing resisting racial oppression

set of spiritual folkways that developed from the traditions of the African diaspora

funeral tradition with music which developed in New Orleans, Louisiana

traditional beliefs from the KiKongo speaking peoples

thumb|right|Photograph of an Ireme dancer

african-American carnival organizations in New Orleans

Kumina is a branch of the Myal religion, dance and music form. Kumina has practices that include secular ceremonies, dance and music that developed from the beliefs and traditions brought to the island by Kongo enslaved people and indentured labourers, from the Congo region of West Central Africa, during the post-emancipation era. It is mostly associated with eastern Jamaica particularly the parish of St. Thomas Portland, St. Mary and St. Catherine, and the city of Kingston.

family of loa (spirits) in Haitian Vodou religion

major family of loa in Haitian Vodou