The African Religion Vodu and Catholicism

The terms voodoo, ominous, dark magic and summon evoke various ideas and explanations such as fear, obsession, or resentment. For some people, the image of a voodoo doll used to bring pain to a person's enemies is related to these words. Others may think that curses and spells used in malice are the core of Voodoo. The more innocent concept of Voodoo involves the idea that it is being used for the benefit of the community. After Africans were brought to the Americas and experienced an unimaginable terrorist case, all these ideas gathered merged with Christianity and Catholic faith.

In Latin America, the main religion is Catholic. "African gods unite with Catholic saints ..." (Laboto, p. 77). This fusion is known as Voodoo. Catholics and traditional West African religious gods are in parallel. Creators of traditional religion in West Africa are like gods of the Catholic Church. God of glutinous rice of traditional religion in West Africa is like Catholic Jesus Christ. In a sense, they have the same role, ie interaction with living things. Ancestors have the same effect as saints. They are all living at a specific moment and their memory is preserved in verbal stories. Finally, living in both religions is life.

Catholic is the main religion in Latin America. This religion was brought by the Spanish conquistadors, combining local faith and African creeds as a source of religious festivals. Religion is an important part of life and individuals often pray for candles and light the fire to gain certain benefits to certain religious people. Latin America is known for the rhythm of the Caribbean, such as salsa, bachata and meringue. These are a combination of waist movement, fast pace, and rotation. To name a few examples, the famous artists of these rhythms are Ruben Blade, Gilberto Santa Rosa and Celia Cruise. Brazil is famous for samba and samba is a fun dance for carnival. Tango is another Latin dance born in Argentina.

Cuba's main religion is Catholic, but it has been modified by various beliefs. The main influencing factor is Santeria which is a mixture of Yoruba language of West Africa and Roman Catholic Christianity. Other religions include Palomonte and Abaqua both rooted in African tradition. There are thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses. The Jewish Cubans lived on the island for centuries. Muslim ethnic minority with a total population of about 0.1% of the population living in Caribbean islands. Cuba is the most popular island in the Caribbean Sea, with more than 11 million residents living. This is a crucible of multi-ethnic people whose whites are 65%, races 24%, blacks 10% and Chinese 1%. Thanks to the free education system, the city is full of people pursuing higher education.