The Origin of Voodoo in Haiti.
Officially Haiti is a Catholic country with a small, but growing protestant .
minority. The true religion of Haiti is voodoo. Voodoo has dominated Haitian history .
from the beginning when French brought seven million people from Africa to the .
Caribbean in bondage. In 1791 these Africans began the only successful national slave .
revolt in history. In 1804, they succeeded in creating the world's first black republic: the .
only one in the world where all citizens were free. After their success, they began to .
practice voodoo as a way of appreciation towards their gods for their freedom.
The Most Basic Concepts of voodoo.
1.There is one God, Bondye. This God is very similar to the God of Islam, Judaism and .
Christianity.
2.There are two important categories of other spirituals:*Loa. These are the various .
spirits of family members; the spirits of the major forces of the universe "good, bad, evil, .
reproduction, health, all aspects of daily life. Loa mount people now and again during .
religious ceremonies and they give messages, and even cause various good and bad .
things to happened to people. .
3.The central and key aspect of voodoo is healing people from illness. Such healing .
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activities probably make up 60% of all voodoo activity. Healers heal with herbs, faith .
healing (with the help of Loa and other spirits).
4.The priesthood of voodoo contains both men (houngan) and women (mambo). Their .
functions are healing, performing religious ceremonies to call or pacify the spirits, telling .
the future and reading dreams, casting spells and creating protections and creating .
potions for purposes from love spells to death spells.
5. There are two primary sorts of Voodoo: Rada.
