Agayu Apron

In Santería (Regla de Ocha), the apron (or mandil) with a keel for Aggayú Solá is a ritual ensemble used primarily by the children or devotees of this Orisha during ceremonies, religious festivals, or when performing works and spiritual attentions.]

• Protection and Spiritual Shield: The apron acts as a shield that protects the believer from negative burdens, dense energies, or harmful influences during rituals.
• Identity and Connection with Aggayú: As it is made with the colors of the orisha (generally dark red, white, and sometimes combined with the "nine colors" or earth tones), it serves to identify the energy of Aggayú, the orisha of volcanoes, unyielding strength, and wild nature.
• Respect and Purity: Covering the body with this garment represents a state of introspection, order, purity, and respect within the cuarto de santo or ritual space.
• Identification of the Religious "Trade": The mandil represents manual work and tradition, being fundamental for women who carry the saint or for those who are making sacrifices (just like the apron in trades).