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 ...

Protestants say the voodoo spirit does not embody good virtues, while Catholicism, which has been the official religion of Haiti since 1860, has over the years evolved to tolerate some cultural ...

A trace of the Polish 19th century presence is still noticeable in contemporary Haitian culture in the form of popular depictions of Ezili Dantor. Ezili Dantor is an important spirit of motherhood in ...

For Constant, art-making is a statement of resistance within the context of Haiti's extreme political and economic ...

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 ...

Julie Valdivia, owner of KC Conjure and Botanica, digs deep into her spirituality to help create a more well-rounded ...

She discovered at that choir practice that the Haitian Creole songs the group sang that day were meant to honor the spirits, or “Loa,” who in the Voodoo religion serve as intermediaries ...

Followers cannot be discriminated against, employment tribunal rules, as man in Walsall loses harassment case ...

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.

Western and African cultures collide in Haiti resulting in religious conflict between Christianity and Voodoo Despite centuries of vigilant opposition from the Christian Church Voodoo has ...