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8 unusual facts about Haitian Vodou


Haitian Carnival

In Haiti, Kanaval is also heavily influenced by local customs, such as Vodou religious rituals, and Haitian music.

The Kanaval celebrations were criticized for condoning sexually-suggestive dancing, profanity-filled plays, music lyrics mocking authority, and Vodou and kompa music rhythms.

Juan Nepomucino Goetz

War flares up throughout the country, voodoo drums throb through the night, and white faces are none too popular.

Levoy Exil

Exil's paintings are mystical and abstract and often depict Haitian Vodou Loas, suns and stars, birds, and Marassas.

Richard Jeperson

"The Serial Murders": When the events of a popular soap opera start reflecting and predicting real life to an unnatural degree, Richard finds himself combatting voodoo practitioners and falling in love with a beautiful academic researcher.

Some Kind of Zombie

The inspiration came from singer Mark Stuart's experience living with his missionary parents in Haiti, where voodoo is heavily practiced.

The Divine Horsemen

They took their name from a voodoo term; a worshiper who is possessed by loa during a ceremony is said to be being ridden by The Divine Horsemen.

Ti Ro Ro

Baillargau Raymond, known asTi RoRo (also written as Tiroro or Ti Ro Ro,) was a Haitian drummer, known for his skill on Haitian Vodou drums.


Akuji the Heartless

The game centres on the voodoo priest and warrior Akuji (voiced by Richard Roundtree), who had his heart ripped out on his wedding day, and through the use of voodoo magic is now cursed to wander the Underworld.

Michael Bertiaux

Michael Paul Bertiaux (born January 18, 1935) is an American occultist and Old Catholic Bishop, known for his book Voudon Gnostic Workbook (1988), a 615-page compendium of various occult lessons and research papers spanning the sub-fields of Voodoo, Neo-Pythagoreanism, Thelema and Gnosticism.

Syncretism

Another highly syncretic religion of the area, vodou, combines elements of Western African, native Caribbean, and Christian (especially Roman Catholic) beliefs.

The Rough Guide to Voodoo

The Rough Guide To Voodoo is a world music compilation album originally released in 2013 featuring music inspired and influenced by the Voodoo religious tradition (from West African Vodun to New World Haitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo, and related movements).

Tyler Cowen

The Los Angeles Times has described Cowen as "a man who can talk about Haitian voodoo flags, Iranian cinema, Hong Kong cuisine, Abstract Expressionism, Zairian music and Mexican folk art with seemingly equal facility".


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