Candomblé Ketu
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Candomblé Ketu (or Queto in Portuguese) is the largest and most influential branch (nation) of Candomblé, a religion practiced primarily in Brazil. The word Candomblé means "ritual dancing or gather in honor of gods" and Ketu is the name of the Ketu region of Benin.[1] Its liturgical language, known as yorubá or Nagô, is a dialect of Yoruba. Candomblé Ketu developed in the early 19th century and gained great importance to Brazilian heritage in the 20th century.
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Candomblé Ketu | |
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Type | Afro-Diasporic |
Classification | Afro-Brazilian |
Theology | Combination of Yoruba religion from various different Yoruban provinces and communities encountered in Diaspora, especially in Bahia. |
Associations | Order of Our Lady of the Good Death Order of Our Lord of the Martyrdom |
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