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Cuba - Cabildo Arará Sabaluno del Espíritu Santo (Arará Sabaluno del Espíritu Santo Chapter)

In the charge of Babalawo Oscar Rodríguez Pedroso, President of the Yoruba Society- Matanzas Chapter, who was consecrated in Regla Arará, continuing the tradition of his father Mario Rodríguez. The sacred room has an earthen floor and contains the attributes, most of them from the 19th century: the sacred Arará drums. Celebrations: Fiesta of the Holy Spirit in the month of June.

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Arará Sabaluno del Espíritu Santo Chapter. .

Other data of interest

Cuba

Historical name

Cabildo Arará Sabaluno del Espíritu Santo

Founding Date

1816

Address

Jáuregui e/ Manzaneda y Zaragoza , PC: 40100 .

Phone numbers

293376/ 287199/ 52737218

Classification

Site

Function-Testimony

Religious-ceremonial site

Access level

Restricted

Current Use

Dwelling

Original use

Dwelling

Property kind

Private

Heritage documents under its protection

Writing on a board, allegedly alluding to the first meeting of the chapter. The state of conservation is good.

Expressions of intangible heritage associated

Fiesta of the Holy Spirit, day on which the Catholic Church celebrates the Holy Trinity. Yam harvest to celebrate the fertility of the soils.