vodou is inherently interwoven with Christianity, so this isn't a contradiction at all. It's a blending of Catholicism, West African religion and magic, and some Native American beliefs and practices.
it's a reference to the Haitian revolution and France never forgiving their former colony for the audacity of a slave revolt. Haiti has been paying for that crime for 200 years. "liberte egalite fraternite" was always just .
French colonialism caused Haiti to be the birthplace of Vodou, because they Christianized Native Americans and Africans they had enslaved, and the blending of religions and magic ideas caused the belief system vodou to exist. The people practicing this system were brutalized by the french, having to pay them for theri revolution. And so, they would be likely to use the curses in their system against the French.
Yeah but it got heavily syncretized with christianity in the french colonies in America due to forceful christianisation of slaves, and this version got popularised in popculture.
Does that statement about Haiti have something to do with reality or is just some casual prejudice?
The vast majority of Haiti practice some elements of vodou, but official stats list Christianity as the main religion.
It is a country with plenty reason to hate the French. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti_indemnity_controversy
vodou is inherently interwoven with Christianity, so this isn't a contradiction at all. It's a blending of Catholicism, West African religion and magic, and some Native American beliefs and practices.
it's a reference to the Haitian revolution and France never forgiving their former colony for the audacity of a slave revolt. Haiti has been paying for that crime for 200 years. "liberte egalite fraternite" was always just
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joking man , voodoo magic or curse on France !
French colonialism caused Haiti to be the birthplace of Vodou, because they Christianized Native Americans and Africans they had enslaved, and the blending of religions and magic ideas caused the belief system vodou to exist. The people practicing this system were brutalized by the french, having to pay them for theri revolution. And so, they would be likely to use the curses in their system against the French.
Vodoo is a native african practice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_African_Vodun not due to colonialism .
Yeah but it got heavily syncretized with christianity in the french colonies in America due to forceful christianisation of slaves, and this version got popularised in popculture.
Literally scrolled to see if anyone was commenting on the insane racism in that statement
I don't think it's insane to say a people that engage in vodou and hate France would put those two things together.