Voodoo cam from Africa to Haiti and is a Africa word for spirit. The religion is animistic.  It’s history goes back several thousand years.

Basic beliefs are:

1. worship of many spirits called Loa
2. Ceremonies supposedly include, spirit possession, astral projection, and the speaking in an unknown spirit language.
3. Many items from Roman Catholics are used (images of saints ext.)
4. the use of drums and music and dancing until one is possessed by a loa
5. An animal sacrifice of a goat, sheep, chicken, or dog.
6. The blood of the sacrifice is sometimes drunk by the one possessed by the loa.
A belief in white and black magic
7. Zombies and voodoo dolls are unique to this religion.

Santeria and Hoodoo can be describes as alternate forms of voodoo. Each a combination of a similar Africa animist religion and Roman Catholicism in varying degrees