Recent Caribbean immigration to Greater Boston has brought with it a number of African-inspired religions, including Santeria from Cuba and Vodou from Haiti. These traditions acknowledge a supreme God, but emphasize the predominance of many spiritual beings in daily life, some of which have been homologized to Catholic saints and are honored in that context. It is difficult to determine the size of the Afro-Caribbean religious population in Boston as ceremonies are rarely publicized and often take place in private homes. Practitioners frequent botanicas--stores that supply the religious objects for Santeria and Vodou practice such as candles, oils, beads, statues, and herbs--a number of which are present in Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Dorchester, and Somerville.