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Vodun

Vodun. By: JC Hazelwood February 14, 2013. Beliefs. Polytheistic Ceremonies dedicated to deities Animal sacrifices Relationship with deities important. Deities. Legba : Intermediary between heaven and earth Damballah : Wealth and life Tovodun : Ancestors

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Vodun

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  1. Vodun By: JC Hazelwood February 14, 2013

  2. Beliefs • Polytheistic • Ceremonies dedicated to deities • Animal sacrifices • Relationship with deities important

  3. Deities • Legba: Intermediary between heaven and earth • Damballah: Wealth and life • Tovodun: Ancestors • There are hundreds of deities to this religion • These three are the most important to Vodun

  4. Origins • Vodun originates from the West African Yoruban people that lived in the 18th and 19th centuries

  5. Sects • These different sects have similar beliefs, they include • Santeria • Kongo • Macumba • Umbanda

  6. VodunReligon Numbers • 60 million worshippers worldwide • Majority of believers reside in Haiti and the surrounding areas with about 7 million believers

  7. Holy Books and Afterlife • No Holy Books exist for Vodun, any religious stories are said instead of written • When someone dies, followers of Vodunbelive the spirit hovers around the corpse for seven to nine days but may be captured and made into a “spiritual zombie” A priest then would perform a ceremony to let the spirit live in dark waters for a day and a year, when that time is over, the family tries to summon the spirit and capture it in a clay jar

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