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  2. Hoodoo (spirituality) - Wikipedia

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    Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System also discusses the "High John the Conqueror root" [247] and myth as well as the "nature sack." [248] In African American folk stories, High John the Conqueror was an African prince who was kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in the United States. He was a trickster and used his wit and charm ...

  3. Boo hag - Wikipedia

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    A boo hag is a mythical creature in the folklore of the Gullah culture. It is a locally created unique contribution to the worldwide hag folklore based on the syncretic belief system of Gullah or Hoodoo cultures.

  4. Crossroads (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    The crossroads in Hoodoo originates from the Kongo cosmogram in Central Africa. In Hoodoo, there has been a practice that is believed to be hoodoo in origin such as selling your soul to the devil at the crossroads in order to acquire facility at various manual and body skills, such as playing a musical instrument, throwing dice, or dancing.

  5. Simbi - Wikipedia

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    A Simbi (also Cymbee, Sim'bi, pl. Bisimbi) is a Central African water and nature spirit in traditional Kongo religion, as well as in African diaspora spiritual traditions, such as Hoodoo in the southern United States and Palo in Cuba. Simbi have been historically identified as water people, or mermaids, pottery, snakes, gourds, and fire.

  6. List of legendary creatures by type - Wikipedia

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    Basan, a fire-breathing chicken from Japanese mythology; Cockatrice, a chicken-headed dragon or serpent, visually similar to or confused with the Basilisk. Gallic rooster, a symbolic rooster used as an allegory for France; Gullinkambi, a rooster who lives in Valhalla in Norse mythology; Rooster of Barcelos, a mythological rooster from Portugal

  7. Category:Hoodoo (spirituality) - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Hoodoo (spirituality)" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  8. Hoodoo (geology) - Wikipedia

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    A hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, or earth pyramid) is a tall, thin spire of rock formed by erosion. Hoodoos typically consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. They generally form within sedimentary rock and volcanic rock formations.

  9. Haitian mythology - Wikipedia

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    Haitian mythology consists of many folklore stories from different time periods, involving sacred dance and deities, all the way to Vodou.Haitian Vodou is a syncretic mixture of Roman Catholic rituals developed during the French colonial period, based on traditional African beliefs, with roots in Dahomey, Kongo and Yoruba traditions, and folkloric influence from the indigenous Taino peoples of ...