ᐈ Sarabanda 【What it is, History, Prayers and MORE】

Sarabanda is known in religion as a garment or Nganga and foundation, considered the great warrior, owner of the lands, irons and metals. For many Sarabanda, he stands out for his aggressiveness and firmness, but also as the one who complies with everything they ask of him.

Sarabanda or Zarabanda? the meaning in Santeria remains the same with the passing of time. There are many unknowns about Sarabande in Santeria, so we invite you to learn more about this African foundation in religion that every day attracts more followers and transforms them into devotees.

Sarabanda: What is it?

Zarabanda or colloquially called Sarabanda in Santeria, is a pledge of the dead, a Nganga and foundation, from African mythologywhich represents the mountains, the variety of metals, the earth, the iron and the wars.

The Sarabanda is where works of animal sacrificeswhere the elements also meet sacrosanct and spirits for those who decide to start in the religion of Santeria.

This Nganga and foundation does not allow the dead to rest, because the intention is that the dead always be looking for peace for the person who owns it.

Sarabanda in Santeria is located within the culture Yorubareflected through ogunwho is listed as a mountain-breaking deity.

Deity for other intense because generates chaosin which the energy, work and strength of the Congo warriors are manifested.

Graphically, Sarabanda is shown as a dark-skinned person, with the machete and the three-legged cauldron in front, in the attitude of a warrior and active in any eventuality.

owns a efficiency to do work that stand out for their speed and power, which is why Sarabanda in Santeria is granted only by the daddy either Priest of religion, due in some measure to its destructive power.

Also known as the warrior strongest of religion, it is related to culture Yoruba (ogun) for its aggressiveness and firmness, a garment that in a certain way symbolizes that energy and labor force.

Within it are qualities of various characters called Mpungos, such as; Mother of Water, Lucero Mundo, Mama Chola, 7 Rays, Earth trembles and Twinkle. For what thanks to those skills, Sarabanda can be listed as a complete foundation.

History.

The origin of Sarabanda is African, from the Congo jungle, to which this mpungo (sarabanda) was entrusted with the mission of looking for a new land to nsambia (God), so that she could inhabit it once she made her retirement and enjoy her rest.

He left looking for the new land, but taking with him a variety of elements such as the head of a black dog, brandy, tobacco and a rooster, which he left as an offering to Mom Ungundo (the ceiba), in gratitude for advice and the blessing received.

At first this allowed him to seal a pact that would help him in the search for new lands, protecting them from those setbacks encountered along their journey. For the achievement of his assigned goals, Sarabanda had to overcome many difficulties along this path, but with the help of many deities he was able to obtain the desired success, a quality that he transmits to each devotee who possesses it.

During his journey, Sarabanda could overcome all obstacles, motivated by his persistence, big heart and intelligence. He is named king in palo mayombe, where there is a very strong foundation and in which all the secrets of nature are enclosed.

It should be noted that Sarabanda’s distrust originated from his blindness and his impossibility of finding a cure at a certain moment, a fact that he also transmits when he is invoked and that to a certain extent must be appeased by his faithful devotees or by whoever owns it.

Due to the great feats of Sarabanda, he receives the secrets of fire from 7 rays, and forms with him, a great brotherhood that is maintained today. It eventually became guardian of the mountainof the earth, of iron and metals when he had already achieved his objectives.

Zarabanda signature.

The signatures of Sarabanda or calls also kick-ass are those drawings or symbols that are traced on the floor where the garments remain stored. They are placed where the different deities of the Mayombe culture are located and that accompany the sorcerer or Nganga and foundation.

They have their origin in Africa, a place where Africans developed a practical and effective method to communicate with each other because they did not know how to read or write.

This method of placing symbols on the ground, also served to be used as a signature in the works of Sarabanda in the religion of Santeria. They arose because Africans could not speak, laugh, or celebrate, since these were actions only of white people.

Each signature is essentially unique of each drainer, so they usually carry with them the secrets of each house or temple where the dead person or his Nganga and foundation, which allows him to identify himself and in a way make an interpretation of his life through his features.

The signatures represent the person, and through them you can search protection to the person in various aspects of life, such as health, work, love and prosperity.

Those who must start the signatures of the sarabanda are the Tata, Palero Mayor or in such case the priest of the religion. For the elaboration of the signatures, white flour, ground bone is required and in some improvised cases they are embodied in the humid earth with the fingers.

A signature is fixed on a Sarabande through animal sacrifices, among which are mentioned; quail, black rooster, pinto chickens or guinea fowl, and in which favors to the deity are required before and during its execution.

Prayer to Sarabanda.

Through prayer, Sarabanda in Santeria constitutes its power, made to pay tribute in the right way. This is carried out with a lot of faith and therefore being able to comply with each of the requests that are made to it.

The prayer recommended by the tatas either priests of palo mayombe is called «Sarabanda I call you”in which he describes the most outstanding qualities such as being the great warrior. Said prayer is based on invoking Sarabanda in Santeria, in which he is begged through his eyes and malembes so that it allows you to open all spiritual paths.

It should be noted that the applicant’s faith is what transforms the prayers into the weapons of the great warrior, very powerful and more effective than any request made to any deity. It is used to establish the communication with those powerful entitieswhose purpose is to issue or receive advice.

It is also enunciated to overcome any inconvenience that you are going through at a certain moment, problem or difficulty.

Frequently, many wishes are requested, whether for personal protection, to improve the state of health, revenge, help in love, among others made with great faith, since that is the main characteristic for a prayer, the “faith”.

These prayers are accompanied by certain works, for example there is a work made with holy water, black or red candles, which we will detail later.

Plays.

The works are executed with the purpose of achieve a certain goal or favor, among the purposes for which they are made, we mention; happiness as a couple, moorings, domain, conquests of love, to carry out marriages, business management, health, protection, defense and justice.

The Sarabande is represented by several tangible elements such as the machete, the three-legged cauldron and other materials used for its preparation that depend on the recommendations issued by the tatas either priests of religion.

We can briefly detail the steps to elaborate a work that is accompanied by the prayer “Sarabanda I call you”:

Place two candles, one black and one red. Holy water is required (from seven different churches). The candles must be sprinkled with holy water and accompanied with flower petals. We proceed to light the candles and say the prayer to Sarabanda, from so that he can listen and fulfill what is desired.

But the works depend on its purpose and therefore determine the ingredients to be used.

In this way we can conclude that Zarabanda or as it is usually called Sarabanda in Santeria, is a garment associated with a sorcerer or santero of religion.

It’s a Nganga and Fundamento, the great warrior, that tireless fighter for whom nothing is impossible and everything is granted.

Showing in this way the answers in simple words to those elementary questions that are asked by people who are not familiar with the subject and who want to start in the Santeria Religion.

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