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In English, Vodou's practitioners are termed Vodouists; [45] in French and Haitian Creole, they are called Vodouisants [46] or Vodouyizan. [47] Another term for adherents is sèvitè (serviteurs, "devotees"), [48] reflecting their self-description as people who sèvi lwa ("serve the lwa "), the supernatural beings that play a central role in Vodou.
Baron Samedi (English: Baron Saturday), also written Baron Samdi, Bawon Samedi or Bawon Sanmdi, is one of the lwa of Haitian Vodou. He is a lwa of the dead, along with Baron's numerous other incarnations Baron Cimetière, Baron La Croix and Baron Criminel. He is the head of the Gede family of lwa; his brothers are Azagon Lacroix and Baron Piquant.
A Vodou ceremony taking place in an ounfò in Jacmel, Haiti The chwal takes on the behaviour and expressions of the possessing lwa; [ 90 ] their performance can be very theatrical. [ 76 ] Those believing themselves possessed by the serpent Damballa, for instance, often slither on the floor, dart out their tongue, and climb the posts of the ...
Haitian Vodou, a syncretic religion practiced chiefly in Haiti Haitian Vodou in Cuba; Hoodoo (spirituality), sometimes called Gullah Voodoo or Lowcountry Voodoo; Louisiana Voodoo, or New Orleans Voodoo, a set of African-based spiritual folkways; Trinidadian Vodunu, a syncretic religion practiced in Trinidad and Tobago
Art historians disagree on the origins of Haitian Vodou arts. Suzanne Blier makes the case that they come from the coastal areas of Benin and Togo. Robert Farris Thompson makes a plausible connection with Central Africa based on similarities with nkisi figures from the Kongo, and cosmograms, flags, drums and dances from that region.
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A bokor (male) (Haitian Creole: bòkò) or caplata (female) is a Vodou priest or priestess for hire in Haiti who is said to serve the loa, " 'with both hands', practicing for both good and evil." [1] [2] Their practice includes the creation of zombies and of ouangas (talismans that house spirits). [3] [4] [failed verification]
Bondye, also known Gran Maître (Haitian Creole: Gran Mèt), [1] is the supreme creator god in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou.Vodouists believe Bondye was responsible for creating the universe and everything in it, and that he maintains the universal order.