Religion: The predominant religion is the Roman Catholic, The Catholic Church is considered the main religion. It is estimated that approximately 80% of the population was baptized some 30 years ago, while approximately 45% do so at present.
According to doing business with Cuba, It is reported that there are approximately 250 secular and ordained Catholic priests and more than 450 nuns, there are also 640 Catholic churches and chapels in use. In addition, according to latest Cuban Ecumenical Council reports there are 1,143 protestant churches; 413 missions; 832 ministers and 206 students in seminaries.
Cubans are also practiced Protestant religions (Baptist, Adventist of the seventh day, evangelists, etc) and Afro-Cuban cults originated in the syncretism of the Catholic religion and the African religions bring to Cuba in the time of the slavery.
The story begins at the 1960s when the Cubans can have a religion and the principal influence was the colonizing of Spanish. Then, at the same time, the black slaves that were brought to Cuba practiced Santeria, a blend of African religion. It also exists the Christianity that was first practiced by the African slaves; these people were often associated with witchcraft and magic and discriminated by the other religious groups in Cuba. Since religion is practiced mainly by the black population of the country, racist attitudes exist around the religion.
References:
Pintado, A. C. P. (2005). Religion and Cuban identity in a transnational context. Latin American Perspectives, 32(1), 147-173.
Oishimaya Sen Nag. (2018). The Culture Of Cuba. 2019, de Word atlas. Recuperado de: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-culture-of-cuba.html
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