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ZOMBIES AND
ZOMBIES AND
VOODOO cuba caribbean sea
VOODOO
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In Haiti, people have believed in republic
zombies for hundreds of years.
Tales of the creatures are part
of voodoo, which began in Africa jamaica Haiti
and was brought to Haiti.
Starting in the sixteenth century,
Europeans captured millions of Many people
Africans and transported them to were brought to
Haiti to work on
the Americas to work as slaves. plant
plantationsations there.
While in the new lands, the Africans
practiced voodoo.
Most voodoo priests were healers. However, some were
evil and used magic for harm. According to stories, one
of the scariest things an evil voodoo priest could do
was to raise dead bodies—and turn them into zombies!
Voodoo is still popular
in some parts of the
world, including Haiti.
These Voodoo figurines
are on display at a
market on the island.
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