Part one of term paper
Fon is spoken by over half the people of Benin and it is the mother tongue of . In Fon the root word for is vodoun that means spirit or god. had its origins over 350 years ago in West Africa. In fact Allada, a small town in Benin, is often called the 'cradle of '. In 1996, January 10th became National Voodoo Day in honor of its followers ...

Part two of term paper
... to perform their rituals in private. They transposed Catholic saints onto the tribal deities, called loa, to please their owners. Instead of hindering the faith of the slaves, the incorporation of the saints added something new to their religion. Because of this they included into their rituals statues of the saints, candles, and other Christian relics. It is combinations like this that form religions such as Santeria, a blend of Voodoo and Spanish Catholicism, that proves what a malleable religi ...