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Voodooism
How it started
When and where it started
Voodooism started in the 16th to 19th centuries when the slaves brought their culture when they were forcefully traded to foreign countries.
Where it is exercised
Voodooism originated and is still practiced by 30 million people in togo, benin and modern day nigeria.
Where it is exercised
To the right theres a picture of the countrys that serves in voodooism.
What their beleifs are
What their beliefs are
They believe in one supreme god. The god has believed that its created the universe. And this entity is called Bondye or Bonié which roughly translates to good god.
Visible and invisible world
two worlds
voodooists also believe in two interrelated worlds where one of them is visible and the other one is referred to as the invisible world. what we see and live in is the visible world however it is believed that once you die you enter the invisible world in which your ancestors will provide spiritual guidance for you.
Deeper on their god
Their god doesnt interfere in their daily lives but spirits do. You can connect to the spirits by doing rituals like dances, music, chanting and interacting with snakes.
Deeper on their god
Here's people dancing and singing, trying to come in contact with the spirits
Rituals and traditions
Traditions
Like every religion voodooism also has rituals and traditions. Most of their traditions are about how to come in contact with the spirits and personal ceremony used for curing addictions, diseases and depreshion.
Animal sacrificion
Here's the beginning of a sacrifce of a cow
Animal sacrificion
This one is the most common tradition in voodooism. The most common animal to sacrifice is a chicken or a rooster. The point of sacrificing animals is to feed the spirits and they dance until the spirit takes over the body.
Veves
Here is Papa Legba's veve
Veves
In voodoo a veve is a religious symbol commonly used in different branches of voodoo. And the veve acts as a becon for the rituals.
Gods in voodoo
In voodooism there are a lot of gods, so many that there is about 3 of them in each letter of the alphabet. But these are the most important.
Gods
Who is Papa Legba
Papa Legba
Papa Legba is a spirit that serves like a middlehand between lwa and humanity. He gives permission or denies humans to speak with other spirits and it is rumored that he speaks all human languages.
More about Papa Legba
More about him
Papa Legba is called upon in the beginning of every prayer. Legba is associated with dogs alot. Papa Legba comes from historic West African kingdom Dahomey, which is located at present day Benin.
Appearence
His appearance
He usually appears as an old man on crutch or with a cane wearing a straw hat and smoking a pipe. He can also be seen when he isn't smoking and then he is drinking dark rum. The dog is holy to him. He is blended with Saint Peter, Saint Lazarus and Saint Anthony. Legbas veve contains his cane.
This is Papa Legba's most common appearance.
Who is maman brigette?
This is Maman Brigettes veve
Maman Brigette
In haitian voodoo Maman Brigette is a loa associated with death and the underworld she is also the consort of Baron samedi. And is represented by a black rooster.
Legends about her
More about her
There is a theory about maman brigette that she will descend from brigid the celtic goddess of hearth fires. Those who have said this say she must have made her way to Haiti with Scottish and Irish indentured servants when they left their homelands.Supporting this concept, Maman Brigitte is often portrayed as a light-skinned woman with red hair.
Extra facts
Maman Brigette is the adoptive mother of Guede Nibo.She drinks rum with hot peppers.Also like samedi she is also foul mouthed.
Facts
Baron Samedi
Baron Samedi is known to be a so-called master of the dead, as he is depicted as a skeleton. Although, he is also a god who gives life. He can cure any disease or wound as long as it seems to be worth the effort. However, he can also hex you to the verge of death using black magic. Baron Samedi ensures that all corpses rot underground so their souls don't come back as zombies.
Details about him
his appearance
He is known to have a top hat, a black tail coat, dark shaded glasses with cotton plugs in each nostril. He is often portrayed as a skeleton but he is also occasionally depicted as a man with a skull painted on his face. He savours cigars, rum, black coffee, grilled peanuts, and bread.
This is how Baron Samedi will usually look like
Black magic and voodoo dolls
Black magic and Voodoo dolls
Since the end of 1950, after the beginning ockulitism came voodoo dolls and black magic came shortly after aswell.
Voodoo dolls
Pictures of voodoo dolls with pins inside of them
Dolls
The term voodoo doll is often described as an effigy where pins are pushed in. Regardless of its name its not prominent in voodoo. Voodoo dolls are made to curse people by making a doll and pushing pins in it and the cursed person will feel the pain in that area
Black magic
Black magic or dark magic is supernatural powers for mostly used for the evil and selfish purposes,Or magic associated with devils and bad spirits.In modern times, some find that the definition of black magic has been convoluted by people who define magic or ritualistic practices that they disapprove of as black magic.Black magic is used to curse people
What are fetish markets?
Vodou fetishes are trinkets which are believed to have certain powers or spirits inhabitated by them. Fetish markets or Marchés des fétishes are really common throughout west africa.
Fetish markets
Different types of fetishes
Carvings in wood, clay figures and nuts is an example of fetishes but the most common types are associated with animals such as skulls, bones and hides.
Animal skulls for sale in a fetish market
Medical treatments
There is even medical treatments involved with wildlife, one of them is when bones are crushed into dust and mixed with herbs to make different forms of "healing" pastes.
If you look to the right in the picture you can see some medical pastes for sale.
References
https://www.learnreligions.com/vodou-an-introduction-for-beginners-95712
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Vodou
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4417878/Haitian-worshippers-sacrifice-goats-voodoo-festival.html
https://study.com/learn/lesson/voodoo-religions.html
https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/11-fascinating-facts-you-didnt-know-about-voodoo/