To the Orishas of the Yoruba Pantheon we venerate them on the days of their celebration. These dates in Cuba are associated with their relationship and syncretism with the different saints of the Catholic religion.
In the Rule of Osha or Santeria, the deities of both cults are venerated, both the Yoruba and the Catholic on the same dates, uniting in a single veneration the power and energy of the saints and orishas.
There are even orishas that are celebrated twice a year, because in various places they are associated with different Catholic saints, as in the case of the African deity Oyá Yansa, which is celebrated on February 2 for the Virgen de la Candelaria and on October 15 for Santa Teresa.
Or Eleguá that on January 6 is syncretized with the Santo Niño de Atocha and on June 13 with San Antonio de Padua.
Yoruba Calendar of Saints and Orishas in Santeria:
Let's see the dates when Yoruba deities are venerated and celebrated according to their syncretism in Santeria or the Rule of Osha:
Month of January
Orisha
Saint in Syncretism
Date
Eleguá owner of the roads and crossroads, ruler of destiny, misfortune and happiness.
Holy Child of Atocha
January 6
Osain del Monte, owner of the mystical energy that governs nature represented in vegetation.
San Antonio Abad
January 17
February month:
Orisha
Saint in Syncretism
Date
Oyá, Orisha of the storms, the sparks, the rains and the winds of Life. Directly related to the spirits. This celebration is held in Cuba for its syncretism with the Virgen de la Candelaria.
Virgen de la Candelaria
February 2
Month of April:
Orisha
Saint in Syncretism
Date
Yewá, oricha of chastity and virginity, owner of the cemetery and the graves. Reckless warrior in the Yoruba religion.
Our Lady of Montserrat
27 April
Month of May:
Orisha
Saint in Syncretism
Date
Orisha Oko, deity of farmland, agriculture and crops. Food vendor to men.
San isidro labrador
May 15nd
Obba is the warrior orisha, protector of lakes and lagoons. related to love and loneliness of life.
Saint Rita of Cassia
May 22th
Month of June:
The 4 Warrior Orishas
Saint in Syncretism
Date
Oshosi owner of justice, forest, hunting, bow and arrow. Warrior of the mountain and hunter par excellence.
St. Norbert
June 6th
Eleguá, the owner of the roads and decider of our destiny, is also celebrated in June according to his other syncretism with the Saint of Padua.
San Antonio de Padua
June 13th
Osun, guardian of the heads of the believers and guardian of Orúnmila. Who takes care of the path of the religious.
San Juan Bautista
June 24th
Oggún, the owner of metals and limiter of the balance of positive and negative energies. He works with the iron day and night.
San Pedro
June 29th
July:
Orisha
Saint in Syncretism
Date
Aggayú Solá orisha of the desert and volcanoes, owner of the transportation of rivers and savannas. The giant of the Osha.
San Cristobal
July 25th
Oke, orisha of the hill, of the mountainsañas and of the heights or elevations of the land. Inseparable from father Obatalá.
St. James
July 25th
Naná Burukú orisha of the rains, swamps and lagoons. The ancestral grandmother who possesses the knowledge of life and death.
Santa Ana
July 26th
Month of September:
Orisha
Saint in Syncretism
Date
Yemayá protector of motherhood, owner of salty waters and the sea. The mother of the world and of life.
The Virgin of Regla
September 7
Oshun owner of sweet waters and orisha of love. Habita in the rivers, she owns everything beautiful and riches.
The Virgin of Charity of Copper
September 8
Obatalá owner of the creative powers and creator of human beings. He is the father of men on earth.
The Virgin of the Mercedes
September 24
The Ibeyis represent the world of childhood, protective twins of all creatures. Healing Twins.
San Cosme and San Damiano
September 26
Month of October:
Orisha
Saint in Syncretism
Date
Orula protector of divination that is expressed through Ifá. The great soothsayer of the Osha owner of wisdom.
St. Francis of Assisi
4 de Octubre
Oyá, the owner of the rainbow that habita in the dark, in its syncretism with Saint Teresa of Jesus, it is also celebrated in October.
Saint Teresa of Jesus
15 de Octubre
Inle, patron of doctors and fish, was originally a hunter. The most beautiful of all the Orishas of the Yoruba pantheon.
Saint Raphael the Archangel
24 de Octubre
Month of December:
Orisha
Saint in Syncretism
Date
Shango, owner of drums, fire and lightning, his energy and power do justice in the land of men.
Santa Barbara
December 4
Babalú Ayé owner of the land that represents contagious diseases. He is the healing deity of the world.
Saint Lazarus
December 17
Some Offerings to invoke the Orishas of the Yoruba Pantheon:
