Haitian Vodou

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African diasporic religion Afro-Caribbean religion syncretic religion

Haitian Vodou is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religion from Haiti that blends West and Central African spiritual traditions with Roman Catholicism and indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of spirits called lwa.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Vodou	5
Dominican Vodou	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African diasporic religion ⓘ Afro-Caribbean religion ⓘ syncretic religion ⓘ
associatedWithPractice	divination ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ protection magic ⓘ
associatedWithSymbol	crossroads ⓘ
BondyeRole	distant supreme creator ⓘ
coreBelief	veneration of spirits called lwa ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Haiti ⓘ
hasConcept	met tet ⓘ
hasEthicalFocus	maintenance of balance with spirits and community ⓘ
hasFestival	Fèt Gede ⓘ Saut-d’Eau pilgrimage ⓘ
hasOriginIn	Central African religious traditions ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ West African religious traditions ⓘ indigenous Caribbean beliefs ⓘ
hasPantheonDivision	Gede lwa ⓘ Petro lwa ⓘ Rada lwa ⓘ
hasPlaceOfWorship	ounfò ⓘ
hasRitualElement	animal sacrifice ⓘ dance ⓘ drumming ⓘ offerings of food and drink ⓘ song ⓘ spirit possession ⓘ veve drawings ⓘ
hasRitualSpecialist	bokor ⓘ manbo ⓘ oungan ⓘ
hasSacredObject	poto mitan ⓘ
hasSacredTextForm	oral tradition ⓘ
historicalRole	inspiration in the Haitian Revolution ⓘ
importantLwa	Ayizan ⓘ Baron Samedi ⓘ Damballa ⓘ Erzulie Freda ⓘ Gede Nibo ⓘ Ogun ⓘ surface form: Ogou Elegguá ⓘ surface form: Papa Legba
intermediarySpirits	lwa ⓘ
majorDeityConcept	Bondye ⓘ
metTetDefinition	patron lwa of an individual ⓘ
misrepresentedAs	black magic in popular media ⓘ
recognizedBy	Haitian state as part of national culture ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Caribbean ⓘ
usesLanguage	French ⓘ Haitian Creole ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bois Caïman ceremony → associatedWithReligion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ

Afro-Caribbean religions → includes → Haitian Vodou ⓘ

Catholic Church in Haiti → interactsWith → Haitian Vodou ⓘ

Tell My Horse → mainSubject → Haitian Vodou ⓘ

Port-au-Prince → majorReligion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ