Voudoo

Haitian Vodou (/ˈvoʊ.duː/, French: [vodu], also written as Vaudou /ˈvoʊ.duː/; known commonly as Voodoo/ˈvuː.duː/, sometimes as Vodun/ˈvoʊ.duː/, Vodoun/ˈvoʊ.duːn/, Vodu/ˈvoʊ.duː/, or Vaudoux/ˈvoʊ.duː/) is a syncretic religion practiced chiefly in Haiti and the Haitian diaspora. Practitioners are called "vodouists" (French: vodouisants [voduizɑ̃]) or "servants of the spirits" (Haitian Creole: sèvitè).