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In English, Vodou's practitioners are termed Vodouists; [45] in French and Haitian Creole, they are called Vodouisants [46] or Vodouyizan. [47] Another term for adherents is sèvitè (serviteurs, "devotees"), [48] reflecting their self-description as people who sèvi lwa ("serve the lwa "), the supernatural beings that play a central role in Vodou.
More accurate representations of Voodoo occur in connection with the popular culture of regions where Voodoo is actually practiced. Humanity's relationship with spirits known as lwa has been a recurring theme in Haitian art, [ 18 ] and the Vodou pantheon was a major topic for the mid-20th century artists of the "Haitian Renaissance."
Baron Samedi is mentioned in Lover of the Bayou on the album ( Untitled ) by The Byrds . Le Baron Samedi is the title of a play written by French philosopher Henry Corbin. [10] [11] Baron Samedi has been adapted as two different characters in Marvel Comics. One of the gods appearing in the comic book miniseries Loki: Ragnarok and Roll.
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In the 19th century, an area along Bayou St. John was reputedly the location of many voodoo rituals by Marie Laveau. The Magnolia Bridge over the Bayou continues to serve as a site for such rituals every St. John's Eve. During the first half of the 20th century, commercial use of the Bayou declined and the Carondelet Canal was filled in.
Louisiana Voodoo, or New Orleans Voodoo, a set of African-based spiritual folkways Trinidadian Vodunu , a syncretic religion practiced in Trinidad and Tobago Voodoo in popular culture , fictional characterizations of various forms of Voodoo
Marie Laveau, the first and most powerful voodoo queen, is one of the most well-known practitioners of voodoo in Congo Square. In the 1830s, Marie Laveau led voodoo dances in Congo Square and held darker, more covert rituals along the banks of Lake Pontchartrain and St. John's Bayou.
The stories of the creature known as a rougarou are as diverse as the spelling of its name, though they are all connected to francophone cultures through a common derived belief in the loup-garou (French pronunciation: [lu ɡaˈʁu], / ˈ l uː ɡ ə ˈ r uː /).