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Santería
The annual Virgin of Charity procession in Havana, 2018; in the Santería religion, Cuba's patron saint is known as Ochun (also spelled Oshun).
In the case of Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. Hialeah, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Santería practitioners, upholding their right to practice animal sacrifice. This decision recognized the religious freedom of devotees and affirmed their ability to engage in this controversial rite.1