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The material support of the syncretization or fusion process, has not been enough
studied
African slaves were taken off from their natural environment and brought to a new
reality, where not only their social status changed, but also their material live
On the religious theme, not only they were forced to find similarities between their
orichas and the saints of their slavers, but also to assimilate the possibilities of the
new surrounding environment, to be able to find on it the material elements that
supported their religious believes
Presencia africana en la agricultura de Cuba
African presence in Cuban agriculture
Estudios florsticos realizados de los
"conucos" de Cuba, se encontr que el
11.2 % de las plantas existentes en los
mismos se originaron en el continente
Africano, para un total de 132 cultivos.
Algunos instrumentos utilizados en la
agricultura o en la preparacin de
alimentos como el piln, fueron
introducidos por los africanos.
Domesticadas o naturalizadas 22
(buey, burro, caballo, carnero, cerdo,
chivo, conejo, gorrin, gallina guinea,
paloma domstica)
The orichas are owners of some plants, live on them, are respected
and venerated. Among them are the royal palm and the ceiba. Both
are considered as sacred plants in the popular catholic religion in
Cuba.
Under a ceiba was celebrated the first mass and the first cabildo in
Havana Village, whre actually is located the Templete.
The palm is associated with the celebration of Jesus Christ to
Jerusalem: hearing that Jesus has arrived to Jerusalem, they took
palm branches and run to meet him shouting This celebration is
the Domingo de Ramos, the first day of Semana Santa.
Plantas sagradas - la Palma Real
Sacred plants - the Royal palm
Crece exclusivamente en Cuba y algunas
reas del Caribe. Se distribuye en todo el
pas y en la regin ms oriental hay otras 4
especies endmicas de Cuba.
Grows exclusively in Cuba and some
Caribbean areas. It is distributed all around
the country and in Eastern region there are
other 4 endemic species.
La Palma Real en la Regla de Ocha
The Royal Palm in the Ocha Rule
Fue una de las nuevas especies encontradas por los
africanos a su llegada a Cuba.
Sus nombre en Lucum son Il Shang Oriss, Iggi
Oppw, Op, Alabi, Cefidiy, Eluwere, Oluwekn.
Es el trono de Chang, de ah la frase ...Shang kbiesi
il, Chang el que golpea su casa.
El hacha de Shang se hace de madera de palma y
representa la silueta de esta planta.
De las hojas de la palma se hace el mariw, que es parte
de la indumentaria de los orishas guerreros, y se coloca en
los cuartos de ceremonias en el dintel de las puertas.
It was one of the new plants for the Africans at their arrival
to Cuba.
Their lucum names are: Il Shang Oriss, Iggi Oppw,
Op, Alabi, Cefidiy, Eluwere, Oluwekn.
Is the Chang throne, there comes the phrase ...Shang
kbiesi il, Chang who hits his house.
From the leaves the mariw is made, part of the clothes
of the warriors orichas, and is used in the ceremony rooms
behind the doors.
La Palma Real en la Regla Palo Monte
The Royal Palm in Palo Monte Rule