Candomblé Ketu
Candomblé Ketu (or Queto in Portuguese) is the largest and most influential branch (nation) of Candomblé, a religion practiced primarily in Brazil. The word Candomblé means "ritual dancing or gather in honor of gods" and Ketu is the name of the Ketu region of Benin. Its liturgical language, known as yorubá or Nagô, is a dialect of Yoruba. Candomblé Ketu developed in the early 19th century and gained great importance to Brazilian heritage in the 20th century.
| Candomblé Ketu | |
|---|---|
Candomblé priestesses in Brazil | |
| Type | Afro-Diasporic |
| Classification | Afro-Brazilian |
| Theology | Combination of Yoruba religion from various different Yoruban provinces and communities encountered in Diaspora, especially in Bahia. |
| Associations | Order of Our Lady of the Good Death Order of Our Lord of the Martyrdom |
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