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Shango (known as Changó or Xangô in Latin America; and also known as Jakuta)〔 〕 (from '=shan, 'to strike') is an Orisha. He is syncretized with either Saint Barbara or Saint Jerome. Shango is historically a royal ancestor of the Yoruba as he was the third Alafin (king) of the Oyo Kingdom prior to his posthumous deification. ==Historical Shango== Following Oduduwa, Oranyan, and Ajaka, Jakuta was the third Alafin of Oyo.〔 Jakuta brought prosperity to the Oyo Empire during his reign.〔 〕 In Professor Mason's ''mythological account of heroes and kings'', contrary to his peaceful brother Ajaka, Jakuta meaning:(someone that fight with Stones) was a powerful and even violent ruler. He reigned for seven years, the whole of which period was marked by his continuous campaigns and his many battles. The end of his reign resulted from his own inadvertent destruction of his palace by lightning. During his lifetime, he was married to three wives namely Oshun, Oba, and Oya. The worshiping of the Shango deity in Yoruba land is actually the fifth day of the week in which is named Ojo Jakuta. The worshipers worship varieties of edible foods such as: Guguru (Pop-corn),Bitter cola, prepeard Amala and Gbegiri soup and the likes. Also, it is also worshiped with Bata drum. One significant something about this Deity is that it is worshiped with red cloth, Just like himself admired red attires during his lifetime. 〔Johnson, (''History of the Yorubas'' ), 149-152.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shango」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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