The word Voodoo means a “spirit or “god”, a religion that derived from Africa. Voodoo is the most misunderstood dark, mysterious religion that revolves around sacrificing animals, casting spells and Voodoo dolls. Louisiana Voodoo, is acknowledged as the New Orleans Voodoo. It’s been announced that New Orleans is the most haunted city in Louisiana. In New Orleans Voodoo queens were called two-headed or left-handed folk. Voodoo is a religious practice that begun traditionally from the African Diaspora. It is a type of African American religion which matured within the Spanish, French and the Creole population in Louisiana and Southeastern United States. Voodoo is one of countless embodiments of African religion established in West African…show more content… From the turn of the twentieth century until about the 1960s, the practice was simply seen as a fraud from which ignorant blacks needed protection. By the latter half of the twentieth century, concerns with both sin and fraud had diminished, and Voodoo was looked upon as entertainment—a tourist commodity and potential gold-mine for commercial exploitation. Finally, at the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first, there has been a new awareness of Voodoo as a legitimate religion” (Long, 2002) .
Hoodoo is folk magic that comes from West Africa. Hoodoo traditionally highlights magic powers by using tools, spells, formulas, techniques and methods. Hoodoo attributes magical goods to herbs, minerals, roots, animal parts and personal things. Menustral blood, spit, nail
clippings, hair, tears, urine and semen are used to cast spells. Hoodoo spells are carried out by Biblical text, especially in the book of Psalms, but not performed in JESUS name. The Hoodoo practice grants people to harness supernatural strength in order to advance in everyday
