Practitioners of this religion sometimes drink hot pepper-soaked rum to indicate the presence of the death and fertility spirits, the GuÃ©dÃ©.
Practitioners of this religion sometimes drink hot pepper-soaked rum to indicate the presence of the death and fertility spirits, the GuÃ©dÃ©. Spirits in this religion are divided into "nations," including the Rada and the Petro. Practitioners are called chwal or horses when they are "mounted" by this religion's spirits. In order to communicate with those spirits in this religion, excluding ancestors, Papa Legba is usually invoked to mediate in ceremonies led by mambos or houngans. According to this religion, the creator god Bondye is unreachable, so practitioners must rely on loas to act as intermediaries. For 10 points, name this syncretic religion from Haiti.
Practitioners of this religion sometimes drink hot pepper-soaked rum to indicate the presence of the death and fertility spirits, the GuÃ©dÃ©.
Vodou [or Vodoun]