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A sequined drapo flag, depicting the vèvè symbol of the lwa Loko Atison; these symbols play an important role in Vodou ritual. Haitian Vodou [a] (/ ˈ v oʊ d uː /) is an African diasporic religion that developed in Haiti between the 16th and 19th centuries.
A Vodun priest in Benin photographed in 2018. Vodún is a religion. [1] The anthropologist Timothy R. Landry noted that, although the term Vodún is commonly used, a more accurate name for the religion was vodúnsínsen, meaning "spirit worship". [2]
The Rada community places emphasis on sacred drumming during rituals, with skilled drummers playing consecrated drums as a means to connect with the spirit world. [2] Syncretism is another significant aspect of Trinidadian Vodunu, where elements of Catholicism are integrated into the practice. Images of Christian saints and crucifixes can often ...
West African Vodún, a religion practiced by Gbe-speaking ethnic groups; African diaspora religions, a list of related religions sometimes called Vodou/Voodoo . Candomblé Jejé, also known as Brazilian Vodum, one of the major branches (nations) of Candomblé
The Dahomean religion was practiced by the Fon people of the Dahomey Kingdom.The kingdom existed until 1898 in what is now the country of Benin.People taken from Dahomey to the Caribbean used elements of the religion to form Haitian Vodou and other African diasporic religions.
Papa Legba is a lwa, or loa, in West African Vodun and its diasporic derivatives (Dominican Republic Vudú, Haitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo, and Winti), who serves as the intermediary between God and humanity. He stands at a spiritual crossroads and gives (or denies) permission to speak with the spirits of Guineé, and is believed to speak all ...
In the Angola tradition they are sometimes termed inkice, [49] and in the Jeje tradition vodun. [50] The males are termed aborôs , [ 51 ] the females iabás . [ 52 ] Believed to mediate between humanity and Olorun, [ 53 ] the orixás have been varyingly conceived as ancestral figures, [ 54 ] or embodiments of forces of nature. [ 55 ]
It is distinct from the various traditional African religions in the interiors of these countries and is the main source of religions with similar names found among the African diaspora in the Americas, such as Haitian Vodou; Dominican Vudú; Cuban Vodú; Brazilian Vodum (candomblé jeje and tambor de mina); Puerto Rican Vudú (Sanse); and ...