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Haitian religion is known as Voodoo. It is a mixture of Roman Catholic rituals introduced during the French colonial period, and African theology and magic.
Gods
Adjassou-Linguetor - Haitian loa (goddess) of spring water. Adjinakou - Haitian loa in the form of an elephant. Adya Houn'tò - Haitian loa of the drums. Agassou - Haitian loa which guards the Dahomean traditions. Agwe Aido Quedo Asagwe - Haitian voodoo dancing used to honor the gods. Avalou - Haitian voodoo dance which means supplication. Ayida-Weddo - Haitian goddess, where she is also known as Rainbow Snake. She is married to Damballa. Ayizan - Haitian goddess of the marketplace. Azaka-Tonnerre - Haitian god of thunder, agriculture and farmers. Bacalou - Haitian voodoo evil spirit depicted by the skull and crossbones. Badessy - Haitian god of the sky. Baron Samedi Boli Shah - Haitian family loa. Bossou Ashadeh - Haitian loa, king of Dahomey. Boum'ba Maza - Haitian family loa. Bugid Y Aiba - Haitian (and Puerto Rican) god of war. Captain Debas - Haitian family loa. Clermeil - Haitian god of flowing waters. Coco macaque - Haitian voodoo implement. It is a stick, which is supposed to be able to walk on its own. The owner of a coco macaque can send it on errands. If it is used to hit an enemy, the enemy will die before the dawn. Conga - Haitian voodoo deity. Congo - Haitian voodoo deity. Damballa Dan Petro - Haitian god of farmers. Dan Wédo - Haitian loa of the king of France. Diable Tonnere - Haitian god of thunder. Diejuste - Haitian voodoo deity. Dinclinsin - Haitian voodoo deity feared for his severity. Eleggua Erzulie - Haitian voodoo goddess of beauty, dancing, flowers, jewels, love and luxury. Married to Damballa, Agwe and Ogoun. She is depicted as a water snake. Gangan - Haitian voodoo shaman. Ghede Gran Maître - Haitian creator. Grand Bois - Haitian loa of creation. Guinee - Haitian afterlife. It is also where life began and the home of their gods. Hungan - Haitian priests. They lead the peoples in dancing, drumming and singing to invoke the loa. Kalfu - Haitian god of the night, symbolized by the moon. Thought to be very dangerous. Lemba - Haitian voodoo deity. Limba - Haitian loa belived to live amoung rocks. Thought to have insatiable hunger and eats people, even his own followers. L'inglesou - Haitian loa which lives amoung rocks and in ravines. Loa - Haitian god or goddess. Loco - Haitian god of trees, plants and healers. Lutin - The ghost of an unbaptized child in Haitian voodoo tradition. Mademoiselle Charlotte - Haitian loa who resembles caucasian women. Mait' Carrefour - Haitian god of magicians and lord of the crossroads. Maîtresse Délai - Haitian loa who is a patron of the hountor or tambourine player. Maîtresse Hounon'gon - Haitian loa which chants the canzo or ordeal by fire in voodoo tradition. Maman Brigitte Mambo - Haitian priestess who, together with the Hungan, leads the voodoo rituals and invokes the loa. Marassa - The twin gods of Haitian voodoo. Marassa Jumeaux - The ghosts of dead twins in Haitian voodoo tradition. Marinette - Haitian loa, violent and powerful. Mombu - Haitian loa who brings storms. Mounanchou - Haitian voodoo deity. Nago Shango- Haitian voodoo deity. Obatala Ogoun - Haitian voodoo god of fire, iron, politics, thunder and war. Oloddumare Oshun Oya Papa Legba Petro Pie - Haitian god of floods. Simbi - Haitian water snake loa, which is one of the three voodoo cosmic serpents. Sobo - Haitian god of thunder. Sousson-Pannan - Haitian loa thought to be evil and ugly, with a body covered in sores. Ti Jean Quinto - A mean Haitian spirit which lives under bridges and assumes the form of a policeman. Ti Malice - Haitian trickster loa. Ti-Jean Petro - Haitian snake deity and the son of Dan Petro. Ville au Camp - The underwater capital of the loa. Voodoo Voudoun Yemalla Zombie |