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Vodou

American

[voh-doo] / ˈvoʊ du /

noun

an Afro-Caribbean religion practiced chiefly by Haitians, deriving principally from West African Vodun and containing elements borrowed from the Roman Catholic religion.

Etymology

Origin of Vodou

First recorded in 1880–85; from an Indigenous language spoken in Benin

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While spirits infuse believers with energy and hope, Vodou priests warn they don’t perform miracles.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

Despite the formal recognition, Vodou remains shunned by some Haitians.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

After a 13-year revolution, Haiti became independent, but Vodou remained oppressed.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

Vodou was at the root of the revolution that led Haiti to become the world’s first free Black republic in 1804, a religion born in West Africa and brought across the Atlantic by enslaved people.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

Is it because you are a mambo—a Vodou priestess who held ceremonies in the courtyard of a Christian NGO building?

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

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