By mentioning Haiti The first thing that comes to mind is an extremely poor, desolate country and one of the least economically privileged, of the Caribbean Certain? It is certainly not a very touristy route, despite the fact that it has beautiful landscapes and is culturally very rich since it was the first Caribbean country to proclaim its independence, back in 1804. If we consult history, we will realize that It was at that time that the first rebellion of black slaves broke out, who brought their own customs and later mixed with American traditions, which resulted in a varied Haitian culture. That is precisely what we want to talk about today about one of its customs that attracts the most attention worldwide, a religious practice singular where spirits predominate. We refer to voodoo.
This is an attractive religious practice for natives and tourists, it is because, according to those ancestral customs, those capable of handling the rites of voodoo can communicate with ancestor souls, and last but not least the teachers claim to have the power to raise the dead, establish communication with the afterlife and carry out practices of witchcraft, and sorcery with dolls.
Followers of voodoo also believe they have the power to handle people through amulets and black magic, so this type of religion is highly respected and feared on the island.
Countless people travel to Haiti to learn the secrets of this type of magic. One of the most recent characters to try to understand this cultural process was the illusionist David Blaine who was very surprised. Now you have one more excuse to visit the Caribbean. Do you dare?