| Oshumare | |
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 An Umbandista dressed as Oshumare during the National Folklore Festival, Olímpia. | |
| Other names | Oṣumare or Oshumare; Ochumaré or Oxumaré |
| Venerated in | Yoruba religion, Umbanda, Candomble, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism |
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| Region | Yorubaland, Latin America |
| Ethnic group | Yoruba |
Oshumare (known as Ochumaré or Oxumaré in Latin America) is an Orisha.1234 Oshumare is the divine serpent spirit of the rainbow, and "Òṣùmàrè" also means "rainbow" in the Yoruba language.
References
References
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- Paul Carter Harrison; Gus Edwards (2002). Black theatre: ritual performance in the African diaspora. Temple University Press. p. 418. ISBN 978-1-56639-944-9. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- Washington, Teresa N. (2015). Our mothers, our powers, our texts: manifestations of Àjé in Africana literature. Oya's Tornado. ISBN 978-0-9910730-5-4.
- Washington, Teresa N. Nickels in the Nation Sack: Continuity in Africana Spiritual Technologies.