Haitian Vodou

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Haitian Vodou is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religion from Haiti that blends West and Central African spiritual traditions with Roman Catholicism and indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of spirits called lwa.

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Generate an image of Haitian Vodou (Haitian Vodou is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religion from Haiti that blends West and Central African spiritual traditions with Roman Catholicism and indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of spirits called lwa.)

All labels observed (14)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf African diasporic religion ⓘ
Afro-Caribbean religion ⓘ
syncretic religion ⓘ
associatedWithPractice divination ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ
protection magic ⓘ
associatedWithSymbol crossroads ⓘ
BondyeRole distant supreme creator ⓘ
coreBelief veneration of spirits called lwa ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Haiti ⓘ
hasConcept met tet ⓘ
hasEthicalFocus maintenance of balance with spirits and community ⓘ
hasFestival Fèt Gede ⓘ
Saut-d’Eau pilgrimage ⓘ
hasOriginIn Central African religious traditions ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
West African religious traditions ⓘ
indigenous Caribbean beliefs ⓘ
hasPantheonDivision Gede lwa ⓘ
Petro lwa ⓘ
Rada lwa ⓘ
hasPlaceOfWorship ounfò ⓘ
hasRitualElement animal sacrifice ⓘ
dance ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
offerings of food and drink ⓘ
song ⓘ
spirit possession ⓘ
veve drawings ⓘ
hasRitualSpecialist bokor ⓘ
manbo ⓘ
oungan ⓘ
hasSacredObject poto mitan ⓘ
hasSacredTextForm oral tradition ⓘ
historicalRole inspiration in the Haitian Revolution ⓘ
importantLwa Ayizan ⓘ
Baron Samedi ⓘ
Damballa ⓘ
Erzulie Freda ⓘ
Gede Nibo ⓘ
Ogou ⓘ
linked to: Ogun

Papa Legba ⓘ
linked to: Elegguá
intermediarySpirits lwa ⓘ
majorDeityConcept Bondye ⓘ
metTetDefinition patron lwa of an individual ⓘ
misrepresentedAs black magic in popular media ⓘ
recognizedBy Haitian state as part of national culture ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Caribbean ⓘ
usesLanguage French ⓘ
Haitian Creole ⓘ

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Referenced by (101)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afro-Caribbean religions → includes → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Port-au-Prince → majorReligion → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Caribbean Americans → religion → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Haitian Canadians → religion → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Dutty Boukman → religion → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Afro-Latin Americans → religionPracticed → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Obeah → relatedTo → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Tell My Horse → mainSubject → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Afro-Dominicans (Dominican Republic) → religion → Dominican Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
El reino de este mundo → theme → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Cité Soleil → religion → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Croix-des-Bouquets → religionPracticed → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Afro-Haitians → religion → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Haitian naïve art → typicalSubject → Haitian Vodou ceremonies ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Haitian naïve art → influencedBy → Haitian Vodou culture ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Northern Haiti → religion → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Delmas → hasAssociatedReligion → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Cabaret → religion → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Vodun → influenced → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Jacmel → religionPracticed → Vodou ⓘ
subject linked to: Jacmel, Haiti
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Haitians → majorReligion → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Haitians → culturalTradition → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Bois Caïman → associatedWithReligion → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Bois Caïman → associatedWith → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Cécile Fatiman → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Cécile Fatiman → associatedWith → Haitian Vodou tradition ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Gonaïves → hasReligionSignificant → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Orisha → religion → Vodou (in syncretic forms) ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Afro-diasporic religions → includesTradition → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
West Africans → influencedReligion → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Yoruba orishas → influencedTradition → Vodou (via related West African traditions) ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Oyá → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Bondye → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Bondye → religion → Dominican Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Bondye → liturgicalAssociation → identified with “Dieu” in French-language Catholic practice in Haiti ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
oungan → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
ounfò → usedInReligion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
ounfò → relatedConcept → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Rada lwa → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Petro lwa → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Gede lwa → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Erzulie Freda → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Baron Samedi → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Damballa → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Damballa → religion → Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
Ayizan → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Ayizan → associatedRituals → Vodou initiation (kanzo) ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou