New Orleans Voodoo
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New Orleans Voodoo is a system of folk magic used in New Orleans and surrounding areas of Louisiana, in which objects like roots, gris-gris bags, powders, graveyard dirt, and "poppets" or "voodoo dolls" are employed for magical effect for the purpose of material gain or against an enemy. It is not to be confused with the religion of Vodou.
[edit] How Voodoo came to America
The Vodou religion, along with the hoodoo style of magick, was brought to America by the black Afro-Caribbean slaves that worked the great plantations and worked inside the plantation mansions. Their Christian owners tried to stamp out their native religion, and to hide the fact that they still practiced their religion, the slaves changed the names of their pagan African gods to those of the Christian saints.
[edit] Difference between Voodoo and Hoodoo
The difference between Voodoo and Hoodoo is very similar to the difference between Wicca and Witchcraft. Voodoo is a religion that worships Afro-Caribbean gods and Christian saints, and uses magick as part of its religion. Hoodoo on the other hand, is just a magickal practice, with no religious connections or conotations.
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