Catholicism is/was the “oficial” religion in most latam countries. However, It is a religion very prone to be being reinvented and reincoporated by other religions, and imI supose each country must add its unique flavor tô It.
Here in Brazil there’s huge sincretism with african and indigenous religion. A Lot of Saints are seen also as Orixás, and the celebrations on their days gain a New meaning.
I know Mexico has some good examples as well, with Dia de Los Muertos and other Saints.
I wonder how this apply to other LATAM countries.
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Chile is secular, and most people don’t profess any religion; they were only baptized or received their first communion, only to forget about the rest.
We have some popular saints unacknowledged by the catholic institutions such as El Gauchito Gil, Gilda. They even have a maradonian church in some places
Mas o menos lo mismo que dices