Voodoo
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Fon is spoken by over half the people of Benin and it is the mother tongue
of . In Fon the root word for is vodoun that means spirit or god.
had its origins over 350 years ago in West Africa. In fact Allada, a
small town in Benin, is often called the 'cradle of '. In 1996, January
10th became N ....
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.... saints, candles,
and other Christian relics. It is combinations like this that form religions
such as Santeria, a blend of Voodoo and Spanish Catholicism, that proves what a
malleable religion it is. Voodoo has spread throughout the world into major
communities on Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans, Miami, and New York city. Vodoun
has as many as 50 million followers throughout the world now.
Although varieties of this religion occur in different regions there are
some basic tenets common among ....
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