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Meaning of sacumba




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

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The correct term is macumba. It is a bantu language word. It means ritual, worship of a deity. Cults in which mixing ritual, dance, fire, sacrifice and sorcery. In several countries have as macumba all ritual performed by African-Americans. In Colombia macumba means lying, deception, wagon, straw, false promises, chicuca.

  




Anónimo

Sacumba , refers to when someone surrenders, throws the towel with a challenge not gotten

  


Jorge Luis Tovar Díaz

sacumba is incorrectly written, and should be written as "macumba" being its meaning: Macumba: Cult or ritual originating in Africa, than in America is very practiced by Brazilian blacks. It combines elements of African animism and wizardry, with dances, drumming and singing.

  



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