Evidence of this can be seen in the use of Catholic saint images to represent the Lwa (spirits) honored in Vodou. These practices were also influenced through syncretism with French Catholicism. These people united their practices in an effort to survive, and created a “regleman” (ritual order) to honor and give each tribe’s spirits their moment of worship. These tribes included the Fon, Yoruba, Congo and even elements of the native Taino population that survived in Haiti. Haitian Vodou is an African Diasporic Religion that came together from the traditional African religious practices of several tribes, some of whom were rivals forced to survive and depend on one another under the conditions of slavery. There are two main branches to Vodou, Haitian Vodou and Louisiana (or New Orleans) Vodoun. First, Voodoo is more properly spelled Vodou or Vodoun. Let’s begin with an explanation of Voodoo. Santeria and Voodoo are often confused for one anotherīoth Santeria and Voodoo are religions but they are not the same thing. We hope this article will help clarify some confusions, and help set the record straight once and for all. Tack on to this cross-confusion between Voodoo and Hoodoo and you get a whole other layer of misunderstanding about what Santeria really is. Movies and television are notorious for lumping all African Diasporic Traditions into one boat, calling them all voodoo and then mocking them or creating sensationalism that is rooted in cultural misinformation.
It is very common for people to refer to the practices of Santería Lucumi ( Lukumi) as “voodoo” by the media, in television and cinema. Veves are NOT used in Santeria.Īll too often, Santeria is mistakenly confused with other African-derived magical or religious systems.
Veves, like this one for Papa Legba, are used in Vodou.
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