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Voodoo Spiritual Temple

  • August 24, 2006
  • Rated 4 of 5 by dcdc75 from Vancouver, Washington
Voodoo Spiritual Temple

New Orleans' unique brand of voodoo can be described as a fusion of Catholic beliefs and Haitian rituals which flourished after black Haitians migrated here after the rebellion in Haiti. Voodoo is normally used as a means of soliciting advice, fortune telling and even as a form of revenge towards enemies, in the form of herbal remedies, charms and 'gris-gris' or amulets. TheVoodoo Spiritual Temple offers in -depth voodoo tours of the areas where legendary Marie Laveau, Queen of Voodoo lived, the St Louis Cemetery #1 -her pilgrimage site and Congo Square where music and merrymaking when the slaves celebrated the "Loas—Spirits" eventually gave birth to Jazz. Tours are about $20 and are an excellent value. The temple itself is filled with altars to numerous deities with offerings such as money and amazingly, lots of cigarettes! This temple is a non-profit organisation and seeks to dispel the ill-gotten reputation of voodoo as being merely a form of trickery and evil. After this tour, you will appreciate the grace and energy of voodoo and the large part it still plays in New Orleans.

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