Fon is spoken by over half the people of Benin and it is the mother tongue of voodoo. In Fon the root word for voodoo is vodoun that means spirit or god. Voodoo had its origins over 350 years ago in West Africa. In fact Allada, a small town in Benin, is often called the 'cradle of voodoo'. In 1996, January 10th became National Voodoo Day in honor of its followers that make up 65% of Benin population.          …showed first 75 words of 618 total…

…showed last 75 words of 618 total…the main source for the misconceptions about Voodoo. These notions about cannibals, zombies, curses and pin dolls, are the portrait of Voodoo that is typically displayed in movies and literature. It is because of the explorations that many people outside of that culture have a great fear of a religion seemingly filled with evil 'witch doctors'.                                             Bibliography         'An Intoduction to Vodoun' Infoseek, Online. 1996.         'Voodoo Comes Out of the Dark in its African Birthplace' Infoseek. Online. 1996.