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The Origin of Voodoo in Haiti Officially Haiti is a Catholic country with a small, but growing protestant minority. The true religion of Haiti is voodoo. Voodoo has dominated Haitian history from the beginning when French brought seven million people from Africa to the Caribbean in bondage. In 1791 these Africans began the only successful national slave revolt in history. In 1804, they succeeded in creating the world’s first black republic: the only one in the world where all citizens were free. After their success, they began to practice voodoo as a way of appreciation towards their gods for their freedom. The Most Basic Concepts of voodoo 1.There is one God, Bondye. This God is very similar to the God of Islam, Judaism and Christianity. 2.There are two important categories of other spirituals:*Loa. These are the various spirits of family members; the spirits of the major forces of the universe—good, bad, evil, reproduction, health, all aspects of daily life. Loa mount people now and agai