Changó (Shango-Ochosi)): St. Barbara
Three pictures of Chango, and St. Barbara
Chango-St. Barbara is the most popular god-orisha of the Santeros and Macumba.
Notice that Chango is a "male" Character, and St. Barbara a "female" Christian Saint, holding the Eucharist.
The behavior of Chango is absurd when applied to St. Barbara:
- Chango, in the yoruba legend, is an adulterous male, with two main lovers: Oshum (Virgin of Charity of Cuba), and Oya (Virgin of Candelaria)!... The Christian St. Barbara would be an impossible lesbian, having sex and children with two Virgins!... a horrible impossible sacrilege!.
- But Oya (Virgin of Candelaria) is the wife of Oggun (St. Peter), so, St. Peter hates Changó (St. Barbara)... in fact, in the legend, Chango and Oggun hate each other to death!...
When you ware the medal of St. Barbara, you are not honoring nor seeking the protection of a Christian Saint, but of a Santeria god-demon!... take it out!.
When you ware the collar of St. Barbara, you are warring the one of Chango, not the one of a Christian Saint.
For the "Paleros", Chango is known as "Nsasi".