A lot of the Afro-Caribbean religions in the country are syncretized with Catholicism, but not all to the same extent.

Afro-Caribbean syncretic religion originating in Cuba.

They also possess a spellbinding spiritualism, reminiscent of votive sculptures used in hybrid Afro-Caribbean religions like voodoo.

He stands as the cornerstone of a good part of Afro-Caribbean religion and worship.

But they will not speculate on who is responsible, or whether the sacrifices might be linked to Santeria, the Afro-Caribbean religion whose adherents often practice animal sacrifice.

Certain Afro-Caribbean religions, for example, have prospered among people whose background had little in common with the religion's parent culture.

Mercury is sold all over the city in places called botanicas, shops where followers of Afro-Caribbean religions can buy staples for their rites.

Others have found solace in the church, Afro-Caribbean religions or with astrologers.

No hazard has stirred more sustained controversy than the ritualistic use of mercury in some Afro-Caribbean religions.

Botanicas, pharmacies that cater to practitioners of the Afro-Caribbean religions of santeria and voodoo, are busy with serious shoppers.