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Arara Do Beiradão Language
Arara may refer to: Ethnic groups *Arará, an African-Cuban ethnic group *Arara (Pará), an indigenous people of Pará, Brazil *Arara (Rondônia), an indigenous people of Rondônia, Brazil *Arara, or Kwaza people, Kwaza, an indigenous people of Rondônia, Brazil *Arara, a term sometimes used for the Kayapo, an indigenous people of Mato Grosso and Pará in Brazil Languages *Mato Grosso Arára language, formerly spoken in Mato Grosso, Brazil *Pará Arára language, spoken by the Arara people of Pará, Brazil *Arara language (Panoan), also called Shawannawa, a dialect of Yaminawa spoken in western Brazil Places *Ar'ara, an Israeli Arab town in the Wadi Ara region in the Galilee *Arara, Paraíba, a municipality in the state of Paraíba in northeastern Brazil *Arara River (Acre), a river in Acre, Brazil *Araras, city and county in the State of São Paulo, Brazil * Arara, India, a census village in Assam Other uses *''Arara'', a 1989 Sérgio Mendes discography, album by Sérgio Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arará
Arará is an African diasporic religion that developed in Cuba during the late 19th century. It is sometimes regarded as a distinct religion of its own, and at other times as a variant of Santería. Its origins come from people descended from the Dahomey kingdom of West Africa, and retaining an identity, religion, and culture separate from those of other Afro-Cuban peoples. Although, historically, the Arará people have been staunch defenders of their separate heritage and religion, this distinct identity - while it still persists - has, over time, become increasingly blurred and harder to maintain. Definitions Arará is a religion of Dahomean origins. The ethnomusicologist María Teresa Vélez noted that Arará was "closely related" to Santería; although its origins are not Yoruba, it is sometimes considered a branch of Santería rather than a separate system. The religion is centred in Matanzas although has followers in Las Villas and Oriente. By the start of the 21st centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |