Editing Lucayan people (section)

=== Religion ===
{{Full article|Zemi}}
The Taino pantheon of cemís, also known as zemís, play an active role in the lives of humans, and distinguish between the cultural, pleasing human theme and the anti-cultural, nonhuman, foul theme.{{Sfn|Keegan|Carlson|2008|p=6}} The term refers to both the spirits and the objects that represent spirits.{{Sfn|Keegan|Carlson|2008|p=88}}

They include fruitfulness spirits [[Yúcahu|Yocahu]], the male giver of manioc, and Attabeira, the mother goddess. Attending to them were the twin spirits Maquetaurie Guayaba, the lord of the dead, and Guabancex, the mistress of the hurricane. The twin spirits were also attended to by sets of twins.{{Sfn|Keegan|Carlson|2008|p=6}}

During arieto ceremonies, food was offered to the zemi, and shamans (behique) would give a piece of cassava bread to participants, which were kept preserved until the following year.{{Sfn|Keegan|Carlson|2008|p=88}}