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Cuba is a lay country with freedom of religion and beliefs as enacted by the Constitution of the Republic. The most widespread religion is Catholicism. It is numerous churches provide all corresponding religious national or local festivities. Protestantism has spread during the last few years above all outside the capital

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Afro-Cuban religions- resulting from the merging of African religions and Catholicism as practiced by the Spanish colonizers - are deeply rooted in the Cuban population. From this religious syncretism two main cults emerged "Regla de Oshá" or "Sante ría" and "Regla de Palo de Monte"