Oshunmare
| Oshunmare | |
|---|---|
Rainbow, Serpent, Regeneration, Rebirth | |
| Member of Orisha | |
 | |
| Other names | Oṣumare or Oshumare or Oshunmare; Ochumaré or Oxumaré |
| Venerated in | Yoruba religion, Umbanda, Candomble, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism |
| Symbol | Permanence, Wealth |
| Color | Purple or Burgundy, the Rainbow |
| Region | Yorubaland, Latin America |
| Ethnic group | Yoruba |
Oshunmare (or Oshumare; known as Ochumaré or Oxumaré in Latin America) is an Orisha.[1][2][3][4] Oshumare is the divine serpent spirit of the rainbow, and "Òṣùmàrè" also means "rainbow" in the Yoruba language.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Allen F. Roberts (April 1992). "Chance Encounters, Ironic Collage". African Arts. 25 (2): 54–63, 97–98. doi:10.2307/3337060. JSTOR 3337060.
- ^ 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.
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