Oshunmare

"Oshumare" redirects here. For album by Billy Hart, see Oshumare (album).

Oshunmare (known as Ochumaré or Oxumaré in Latin America) is an Orisha.^[1][2][3][4] Osumare is the spirit of the rainbow, and Osumare also means rainbow in the Yoruba language.

Oshunmare
Rainbow, Serpent, Regeneration, Rebirth
Member of Orisha
Other names	Osumare or Oshunmare; Ochumaré Oxumaré
Venerated in	Yoruba religion, Umbanda, Candomble, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism
Symbol	permanence, wealth
Color	purple or burgundy, the rainbow
Region	Nigeria, Benin, Latin America
Ethnic group	Yoruba

See also

• Aido Wedo