What are the different colors and meanings of Santera's beads?

Someone who knows a lot about Santeria is giving these answers.There is red and white.Eleggua is represented by black and red.The sea is represented by white and blue.Yellow is the color of Oshun.Black and green are the colors of Oggun.The color white represents Obatala.The most popular saints are just a few.

There is no meaning in the colour of beads other than what you write on them.This is an indication of what you were taught.This comes from the culture you grew up in.Everyone does it that way.This has been going on for a long time.It doesn't mean that these meanings are correct, only that this is the way we do things here.There are problems when moving to a new country.You are confused because another culture does things differently.New immigrants have a hard time adjusting to their new surroundings.Some families are "strange" because they come from somewhere else.The younger children will be able to adjust quickly.It all depends on where you are from.White is a symbol of death and mourning in some countries.Why do brides wear white?Some cultures are hard to understand.Everyone knows that brides wear red.You can decide what you want your beads to mean.It is possible that you will have to do some research in your family or religion.You can either go with the feeling you get with each colour or not.We make our own rules.You might have to explain your meaning to other people.

Is the keeper of the roads and the world.He stands in the way of life and the stars.He is the median between the Orishas, Humanity, and Olorum.Without Eleggua's authority, nothing can be done in the human society.The number three is the number associated to the orisha or spiritual figure, which is black and red.

The "Father" of the sky is seen as a God of tranquility, purity and harmony.He has power and control over all white elements, including the brain, bones, teeth, clouds and much more.

Is the parent of the Orishas and all humans.The creator of the world and a strong enforcer of justice is a spiritual being.Wisdom, Peace, Moral, Compassion, Ethics and purity are some of the characteristics associated with Obatala."Our lady of mercy" is the saint he represents.The colors that are associated with him are white, but he is above all other colors in the spectrum and the number associated to his paths is eight, which is the parent or creator of the Orishas and Human Kind.There are eight females and eight males in Obtatala.

The spirit of motherhood is associated with the ocean and the moon in Santeria.She is associated with "The Virgin of Regla" and Mary.There is a rule over maternity in our lives.She is seen as the mother of all in Santeria."Yey Omo Eja" stands for "Mother of Fish" and is what the name YEMAYA is.All of the children that she has are represented in this representation.Life began at the sea according to modern science.We spend the first moments of our existence in our mothers wombs.The Fetus stage form which can be viewed as a "fish" form and develop into human babies is developed through all of the stages of maternal youth.Yemaya is the energy or power of all the things.She is deep and unknown, but she is also caring and nurturing.Her colors are blue and white, her number is seven, and she embodies all of the maternal characteristics.She is known to be the mother of all the witches and secrets.She is seen as the Orisha of mercy because she never betrays her children.

Oya is in charge of the winds and the cemetery.The "Egun" is the governor of the dead.She embodies the power of the Nigerian river, lightning and thunder.She is seen as the water buffalo because she is an animal and not a person.She is a shape-shifter.She gives her children or people who worship her with the ability to change them.The number nine is associated with her title of "Yansa", which means mother of nine, and her colors are maroon and white.She is a warrior and rides to battle.Oya has the courage to confront the spirit of the dead because she loves to dance.

Babalu is the name of St.Lazarus."Father of the World" is what the word Bablu Aye means when it's translated.The Orisha is in charge of diseases and epidemics.Many of his followers pray to him for health and the cure of diseases like HIV and AIDS.The colors associated with Babalu are brown, black and purple.He is responsible and humble.He has compassion for those who are faithful to him but will scold those that are not.