![]() The worship of Babalu-Aye has several recurring themes: Some scholars consider them two aspects of the same divinity. Candomble combines his two mothers by saying that Nana Buruku abandoned him at birth while Yemoja found him on the beach, disfigured by crabs, and adopted him.īabalu-Aye is strongly associated with Osain because they are each knowledgeable of the forest and healing plants. Another possible mother is Nana Buruku, although she is sometimes considered his wife. His relationship to the other orishas tends to be contradictory however, he is generally considered the son of Yemoja and the brother of Shango. Finally, Babalu-Aye is known as Obaluaie in Candomble and its sister religions: Umbanda and Macumba. In another subdivision of Santeria, known as Palo, he is called Pata en Llaga. His followers use sack cloth to evoke his humility. San Lazaro is also known as Asojano among the Arara of Cuba. The people worship him with a pilgrimage on December 17. In Santeria, he is one of the most popular orishas. In Latin America, Babalu-Aye is honored in two different religions: Santeria and Candomble. As Anyigbato is he associated with displaced people as well as illness. He has another manifestation among Fon, Avimadye, who is considered the chief of the ancestors. In Fon, he is most commonly called Sagbata. One of them is Alapa-dupe (“One who kills and is thanked for it”). They also have several names and manifestations of him. There are three main cultures that worship Babalu-Aye in Africa: Yoruba, Fon, and Ewe. He is also called “Wrath of the supreme God.” He is generally depicted as hobbled by disease, in a similar manner to Lazarus of parable. He is strongly associated with illness and epidemics as well as with their healing. This names translate to “Father, lord of the Earth” and denotes his authority over material things. In Santeria, the conflagration of San Lazaro is known as Babalu-Aye. If his family did not want to listen to the prophets, then that was their own problem. The representative said that the prophets had been sent to warn his family. Dives then asked for Lazarus to go warn his family, and he was refused again. He was refused because he had had many good things in life and had not helped others. The rich man asked for heaven to send Lazarus to help him however, the representative of heaven refused. ![]() Dives went to Hades while Lazarus went to heaven. One day both the rich man (sometimes named Dives, which is an Ancient Greek word meaning “rich man”) and Lazarus died. The Lazaro generally depicted as San Lazaro is the beggar from the parable “The Rich Man and Lazarus.” In it, the rich man is dressed in purple and Lazarus is a beggar who lives on the street with sores. San Lazaro is generally a conflagration of two different Lazarus’s from the bible: Lazarus of Bethany (who was resurrected by Jesus after four days) and the parable Lazarus.
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