nubiangem
Crockett, TX
age: 30
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Is there anyone on here that know about voodoo and how it was discovered? No, I do not care to practice it.
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striker29527
London, KY
age: 45
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believe it or not but it is a combination of Catholisism and ancient african religious rites.
slaves weren't permitted to practice their ancestral religious beliefs after they wer stolen and transported to this hemiphere. they were forced into the "Christian" religion.
so to stay close to their roots and beliefsthey actually started to use statues of Saints to represent the "Legbahs" of their own beliefs.
there are nearly the same number of saints as legbahs. and some of the ceramonies for voodoo are more beneficial than not.
the idea that voodoo is a bloodthirsty religion is a giant crock. yes there are animal sacrifices, but there were sacrifices in the ancient jewish rites as well.
you need to get in contact with some of the priests/priestesses on-line. they can give yu better insight than I can. NO, I don't practice voodoo. but I have served in the army with a couple of guys that were willing to discuss it with me.
good luck
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