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Caribbean Diaspora

Trinidad Orisha

Also known as: Shango, Orisha worship

Trinidadian, Yoruba-descended — Trinidad and Tobago

Supreme Creator

Olodumare

Core Beliefs
  • • Worship of Yoruba Orishas in Caribbean context
  • • Spirit possession during feasts and ceremonies
  • • Syncretism with Catholicism and Spiritual Baptist practices
  • • Annual feasts honoring specific Orishas
  • • Connection to African roots through ritual
Key Figures

Shango — Orisha of thunder, central figure in Trinidad worship

Divination System

Spirit possession and consultation

Priesthood

Mongwa (shrine head)

Sacred Texts & Traditions
  • • Orisha feast songs

Diaspora Connections

Yoruba Ifá (root tradition)Spiritual Baptist (syncretism)

Related Traditions

IfáSantería / Lucumí