Oshunmare
| Oshunmare | |
|---|---|
Rainbow, Serpent, Regeneration, Rebirth | |
| Member ofOrisha | |
 | |
| Other names | Osumare or Oshunmare; Ochumaré Oxumaré |
| Venerated in | Yoruba religion,Umbanda,Candomble,Santeria,Haitian Vodou,Folk Catholicism |
| Symbol | permanence, wealth |
| Color | purple or burgundy, the rainbow |
| Region | Nigeria,Benin,Latin America |
| Ethnic group | Yoruba |
Oshunmare(known asOchumaréorOxumaréinLatin America) is anOrisha.[1][2][3][4]Osumare is the spirit of the rainbow, and Osumare also means rainbow in theYoruba language.
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- ^Allen F. Roberts (April 1992). "Chance Encounters, Ironic Collage".African Arts.25(2): 54–63, 97–98.doi:10.2307/3337060.JSTOR3337060.
- ^Paul Carter Harrison; Gus Edwards (2002).Black theatre: ritual performance in the African diaspora.Temple University Press. p. 418.ISBN978-1-56639-944-9.Retrieved2010-04-27.
- ^Washington, Teresa N. (2015).Our mothers, our powers, our texts: manifestations of Àjé in Africana literature.Oya's Tornado.ISBN978-0-9910730-5-4.
- ^Washington, Teresa N.Nickels in the Nation Sack: Continuity in Africana Spiritual Technologies.
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