Haitian Mythology
Haitian Vodou (also known as Voodoo in the United States) is a syncretic mixture of Roman Catholic rituals introduced during the French colonial period, African beliefs, with roots in the Yoruba, Kongo and Dahomey mythology, and folkloric influence from the indigenous Taino Amerindians that once populated the island. It is not found commonly anymore.
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