it's really where -- Haiti is where voodoo comes from in the Western hemisphere. So it's brought from a lot of much more ancient tribal African practices that were brought along. You know ...

Voodoo still thrives across Haiti, Brazil and New Orleans ... Nearly half of Benin’s population practices voodoo officially, and two-thirds unofficially. As Voodoo draws on nature, philosophy ...

Indeed, when I Googled, "what is voodoo?" the first hit describes not an ancient religion but a black religious cult characterized by sorcery and spirit possession. Even in Haiti itself ...

Haiti became the first Black republic ... limiting the ability of slaves to gather, voodoo became an underground religion shrouded in mysticism—rather than the empowering spiritual practice ...

Haiti, and old New Orleans. Voodoo in New Orleans has its origins with enslaved West Africans, who merged their religious practices with local Catholic traditions, creating what is known as Voodoo ...

Voodoo, or Vodou as it's known in Haiti, is one of the country's official ... including animals and plants – have spirits, and use rituals, prayers and dances to connect with them.