SANTA MUERTE
REGION: Mexico
Santa Muerte - the personification of death. She is the most distinct and unique example of Mexican neopaganism and folk Catholicism. Often portrayed holding a scythe, her origins can be traced back to “La Parca” or grim reaper from medieval Spain however many of her attributes are also derived from death deities in mesoamerican ideology. At the moment of death, her scythe cuts ones string of fate or life. She is most often worshipped for protection, healing and good fortune.
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