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Vodou

Vodou

vodoo, vodun, or vodoun may refer to any of:
*West African vodun, a west African religion
*Haitian vodou, mostly derived from west African vodon
*Louisiana Voodoo, derived from west African vodun
*Candomble Jeje, in Brazil, derived from west African vodon


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