 Obalayê, the ''King of the World'', or Omulú, the ''son of the lord'' are the most common surnames of the god of pox and contagious diseases, Xapanam, whose name it is dangerous to pronounce. He is synchretised with Saint-Lazarus and Saint-Rochus in Bahia and with Saint-Sebastian in Recife. His followers wear necklaces of black and red beads. The day that's dedicated to him is monday. That day, the ground of the church square of the Saint-Lazarus church is covered in popcorn, which people rub on their own body to protect themselves against contagious diseases. As such, during a single manifestation, the beliefs in the power of the African god and of the saint of the catholic church are coupled. Foods forbidden for the adepts of Omulú are: mutton, freshwater fished with a smooth skin, bananas (from the prata species), fruit from climbing plants, pumpkin, melon, chuchu (tropical pumpkin species), the fruit of the bread tree, crabs, etc. | 