Each culture absorbs elements of Cultures near and far, but It is then characterized by the way Which incorporates those elements This is how our cult of Mary was born Lionza, already existing indigenous people of that time They had their religious way of worshiping God, but Once the African culture arrived, in it I mix part of theirs Each culture absorbs elements of Cultures near and far, but It is then characterized by the way Which incorporates those elements The seven African powers are deities of the African cult, and which today is worshiped in The belief in María Lionza, Chango, Elegua, Obatala Yemaya, Orula, Ochum, Ogum, is that mixture of other Cultures, near or far, that make up and extend Culture Each culture absorbs elements of Cultures near and far, but It is then characterized by the way Which incorporates those elements