Voodoo is often misunderstood. Popular movies have painted it as dark magic or something dangerous, but that picture is far ...

The 28th Annual VOODOOFEST returns to Voodoo Authentica of New Orleans Cultural Center & Collection on Saturday, October 31 ...

For many people in Benin, the forests empowered them before they were born, or in the first months of their lives. Barren women performed Voodoo rituals by sacred trees to get pregnant. Others were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Horror movies and crime shows often tell stories about evil "voodoo doctors" who terrorize their victims with black magic. Even ...

Ricardo Petit-Homme left Haiti when he was four, and was raised a staunch Catholic. "From christening to penance and then confirmation, I did it all," the 30-year-old interior decorator said. But not ...

The touristy Marie Laveau’s House of Voodoo sells a host of items, including Amazonian fish scales for endurance and Marie Laveau Zippo lighters. (Photo by Norma Meyer) Voodoo priest Papa Zaar ...

In Benin, when children fall sick, their parents often turn to voodoo. The West African nation is, after all, its spiritual home. Officially a state religion since 1996, Voodooism is practiced by 17% ...

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