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Pages in category "Voodoo gods" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adya Houn'tò ...
Pages in category "Haitian Vodou gods" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Azaka Medeh;
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 ...
They have also been incorporated into some revivalist forms of Louisiana Voodoo. [a] Many of the lwa derive their identities in part from deities venerated in the traditional religions of West Africa, especially those of the Fon and Yoruba. In Haitian Vodou, the lwa serve as intermediaries between humanity and Bondye, a transcendent creator ...
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.
Voodoo gods (1 C, 21 P) Pages in category "Voodoo deities" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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.
Pages in category "Voodoo goddesses" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Anaisa Pye; Ayida-Weddo;