Comments on: Santeria’s Popularity http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/05/santerias-popularity.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:15:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Cosette http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/05/santerias-popularity.html/comment-page-1#comment-890 Cosette Mon, 07 May 2007 23:48:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/05/santerias-popularity.html#comment-890 Speaking as a Cuban immigrant living in Miami, I don't think that the vast majority of Cubans are Santeros, but I don't have any stats at my fingertips.<br/><br/>Second, Santeria has been a lucrative business both on and off the island for years. You know that joke about the difference between Pagan and New Age being a decimal point? It pales in comparison to what it costs to go down the path of Santeria.<br/><br/>Third, as for what will happen in a post-Castro Cuba, that is the million dollar question that is constantly being debated here in the Cuban exile community. Come visit sometime; I make good coffee. Speaking as a Cuban immigrant living in Miami, I don’t think that the vast majority of Cubans are Santeros, but I don’t have any stats at my fingertips.

Second, Santeria has been a lucrative business both on and off the island for years. You know that joke about the difference between Pagan and New Age being a decimal point? It pales in comparison to what it costs to go down the path of Santeria.

Third, as for what will happen in a post-Castro Cuba, that is the million dollar question that is constantly being debated here in the Cuban exile community. Come visit sometime; I make good coffee.

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