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Santeria

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Religion

The Resume

    Religion associated with the descendants of slaves (especially those from Nigeria) in the Caribbean, particularly Cuba
    AKA Regla da Ocha, La Regula Lucumi, and Lukumi
    Features complex rituals and a developed hierarchical clergy/priesthood

Why Santeria might be annoying:

    Its not real; its rituals will not give you anything and its priests have no special powers.
    Its origins are tragic; it developed to give oppressed slaves a sense of power over their lives.
    It is frequently mistaken for voodoo, which it closely resembles.
    Its practitioners engage in animal sacrifice and smoke cigars and drink alcohol as part of their rituals.

Why Santeria might not be annoying:

    Its history is interesting. It developed from the religion of the African Yoruba tribe (its liturgical religion is Lucumi, the language of the Yoruba tribe) and many of its rituals and theological points can be traced very directly back to the Yoruba tribe.
    Its followers have suffered much oppression under Castro's atheistic communist dictatorship.
    Singer Desi Arnaz's biggest hit 'Babalu' is the name of a Santeria god.
    It endorses what most people would consider common morality.
    They don't have any televangelists and none of their followers have ever flown airplanes into the side of skyscrapers.
    Its priests are supposed to be wise and moral.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 31 Votes: 54.84% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 99 Votes: 49.49% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 47 Votes: 82.98% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 86 Votes: 65.12% Annoying