Depending on the religion, there is some disagreement on whether the messenger-spirit Eshu (Exú) counts as an orisha or not.

It has its roots in the Yoruba religion from Nigeria and was brought to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean during the slave trade. It borrows the gods or Orishas from that religion. However ...

Her series highlights the ancient African Traditional Religion of Ifa—the Yoruba tradition practiced across the Black ...

Adedayo Okedare/BBC The festival also attracts foreigners, some of them are tourists, others are drawn by what they see as a religious and cultural connection. "We have a large group of Orisha ...