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minus-squareanicius@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up41·edit-21 year agoThe 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
minus-squareGreenTeaRedFlag [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agovodou 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.
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.