Santa Barbara Africana or Ezili Dantor, The main loa (or lwa) or senior spirit of the Petro family.She is syncretized with the Mater Dolorosa (Our Lady of Dolors). Metresili, the Loa of love, beauty, and wealth.Ogun Balenyo, the Loa of warriors and soldiers.Santa Marta Dominadora, or Filomena Lubana, the Loa responsible for dominion over men.Considered to be one of the Ogou, syncretized with St. Candelo sé Difé, Loa of fire, also a warrior and protector spirit.Belie Belcan, the Loa of justice and protection against demons.Anaisa Pye, the Loa of love and happiness.Some major deities venerated in Dominican Vudú include: These are some of the main features that distinguishes "Dominican Vudú" from other forms of Voodoo. Most spirits are syncretized with a Catholic saint's image. Las 21 Divisiones, or "The 21 Divisions" of Dominican Voodoo, consists of three main "Divisions", and an annexed extra: Rada Division, also known as the "White", or "Sweet Division", whose spirits are of African origin (usually Fon, Ewe, and Nago spirits) the Petro Division, also known as the "Fire", or "Bitter Division" (mostly of Bantu origin spirits) the Gede Division, also called the "Black Division" (whose spirits deal with death and the ancestors) and lastly the "Indian Division" ( Indios), also called the "Water Division", whose spirits are of pre-Columbian origin (usually refers to the Taíno Indians-the indigenous spirits of the island of Ayiti). Dominican Vudú, or Dominican Voodoo, popularly known as Las 21 Divisiones ( The 21 Divisions), is a heavily Catholicized syncretic shamanistic religion of African-Caribbean origin which developed in the erstwhile Spanish colony of Santo Domingo on the island of Hispaniola.
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