http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:48:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23773/venezuela-folk-religion-seen-in-secretive-rituals http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23773/venezuela-folk-religion-seen-in-secretive-rituals#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:03:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23773 Thousands of Venezuelans congregated for candlelit rituals on a remote mountainside where adherents make an annual pilgrimage to pay homage to an indigenous goddess known as Maria Lionza.

Some calling themselves the "Vikings" pricked their tongues with razor blades, drawing blood that ran down their chins and chests. They said they could not reveal the esoteric secrets that govern their traditions.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23773/venezuela-folk-religion-seen-in-secretive-rituals/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20055/maria-lionza http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20055/maria-lionza#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:12:32 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20055/maria-lionza http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20055/maria-lionza/feed 0