Santería was ‘discovered’ by Western scientists around 1940. Over the next 50 years, several ethnographic studies were performed among those who practiced the religion. The word ‘Santería’ translates literally into “The Religion”. It was not recognized as an official protected religion until 1993 (Brown 2003: 4-5). This religion was classified as Afro-Cuban and it possessed its own art and music.
Read MoreThe Hero of Alexandria was a man who lived circa 10-70 AD. He is famous for creating the first steam engine as well as a number of other fantastic features in temples often involving complex mechanisms that would perform magic tricks such as opening the temple doors without anyone touching them.
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