Umbanda is a religion that emerged in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the 1920s. Deriving largely from Spiritism, it also combines elements from Afro-Brazilian traditions like Candomblé as well as Roman Catholicism. There is no central authority in control of Umbanda, which is organized around autonomous places of worship termed centros or terreiros, and is broadly divided between White Umbanda, which is closer to Spiritism, and Africanized Umbanda, which is closer to Candomblé.

The Good:

• Any Excuse to Have a Chicken Dinner
• No Killing...
• Home Grown Religion

The Bad:

• Channeling
• Multicultural

The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?):

• November 2nd Chicken Dinner Day

Sources:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbanda

Learn Religions: ⁠ https://www.learnreligions.com/umbanda

Britannica.com: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Umbanda

The Nice Cult: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thenicecult.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠