[Colette31994]

What exactly is Voodoo? What beliefs is it based on? And is it still extensively practiced in the United States?
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[PETE BACHSTADT]

During the slave trade, many of the black people brought here had been exposed to Catholisizm. voodoo is an off shoot of the combo of missionary work and older african rituals. Voodoo is not the only one being practiced. Santiera, Mogumbo. Dont believe true Satanic rituals have a connection.

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[Jack]

When I think ‘Voodoo,’ I think New Orleans style Voodooo, which is a mix of Vodoun and New Orleans culture. Vodoun in America is descended from African beliefs, brought over by slaves (and probably immigrants, too) and intermixed with Christian beliefs they were introduced to. So they may pray to African deities or African deities disguised as Catholic Saints. I’m not sure if the pure African belief (still in Africa, I mean) is called Vodoun, but it might be. Vodoun is practiced fairly commonly in some areas in the United States, but I’m not sure to what degree.

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