Anaisa Pye (alternatively, Anaisa Pie, Anaisa Pie Danto, or Anaisa La Chiquita) is a popular
loa
( ), also called loa or loi, are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou. They have also been incorporated into some revivalist forms of Louisiana Voodoo. Many of the lwa derive their identities in part from deities venerat ...
within religion in the
Dominican Republic
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. She is considered the
patron saint
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of love, money, and general happiness within the religion in the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
21 Divisions.
She is often considered extremely flirtatious, generous, and playful by her devotees. She, as well as other worshipers, are concerned for other female loas, as they consider themselves able to provide for anything a person could request.
Among Dominican
Roman Catholic
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* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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believers, she is
syncretized with
Saint Anne. Her altars are often decorated with pictures and statues of Saint Anne and
the child Mary. She is said to work very well with
Belie Belcan, another popular loa who is associated with
Saint Michael the Archangel
Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), a ...
. Icons of Saint Anne are generally placed next to icons of Saint Michael in Vodou households and temples.
Her
feast day is celebrated on 29 July. Her favorite colors are yellow and pink. Some people consider
Cachita to be one of her ''puntos'' (or incarnations), and some modern polytheists associate her with her ancient counterparts
Inanna or
Anat
Anat (, ), Anatu, classically Anath (; uga, 𐎓𐎐𐎚 ''ʿnt''; he, עֲנָת ''ʿĂnāṯ''; ; el, Αναθ, translit=Anath; Egyptian: '' ꜥntjt'') was a goddess associated with warfare and hunting, best known from the Ugaritic text ...
.
See also
*
Ayao
Ayao is an orisha in the Santería pantheon. She is the orisha of the air. Ayao is considered to reside in both the forest and in the eye of the tornado. She works closely with Osain and is a fierce warrior. Ayao has among her implements a cross ...
References
Anaisa Pie Danto/Anaisa Pye SanteriaReligion101
Papa Boko Y Las 21 Divisiones Dominican Vodou
International Vodou Society
2009-10-25), Ozzie's Dominican Voodun
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Voodoo goddesses
Love and lust goddesses
Fortune goddesses
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Inanna
Anat