The Role Of Voodoo In New Orleans

New Orleans had been founded in 1718 where slaves were the first people to believe and introduce the religion of Voodoo. Many colonists fled to New Orleans and from there new arrivals of Voodoo began to develop. Slaves were the first people to believe in Voodoo because soon after New Orleans was founded there were slave camps near New Orleans that were established in swamps, where they were beaten and hurt until their death. Slaves who were strong enough to get through the beating and hurt were able to be sold to plantation workers. New Orleans did not have the same beliefs as Haiti and Africa. New Orleans called Voodoo “Hoodoo” and the word Hoodoo has a religious term that means folk magic. Not only were the names different but the way people presented their practice and recited their rituals in New Orleans. …show more content…
There is a bridge between Haitian Voodoo and folk Voodoo which is what New Orleans practiced. Folk Voodoo is practices and beliefs of folk and spiritual figures. The first people to settle in this religion was white women and later on men began to believe in it. Women and men would use different techniques that was apart of their beliefs. An immense part of Voodoo in New Orleans was live snakes. Live snakes were important because they represented life and took important roles in ceremonies and rituals. Many people may ask what is the biggest difference between African and Haitian Voodoo than New Orleans Voodoo. New Orleans has believes more in a folk religion that is composed of different ethnic backgrounds. Voodoo is a widely spread religion that is practiced if different parts of the World and in Africa there was different ways that people thought about