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Take a journey into the traditions of Voodoo in New Orleans. On the tour, you’ll hear about the practices of the city’s culture. We can help you save money on it.
Your tour will take you to Congo Square in Louis Armstrong Park. In 1817, the mayor of New Orleans passed a city ordinance that restricted public gatherings of enslaved and freed African descendents to one public location: Congo Square.
Hundreds of enslaved and freed African-Americans gathered every Sunday afternoon in Congo Square. African traditions of drumming and ring dances were maintained and the foundations of New Orleans Voodoo were developed and practiced.
Your professional guide will tell you about the life and legends of Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen. She’s the most famous Voodoo practitioner ever. She balanced her devout Catholic upbringing and belief with the “roots” of her Voodoo practice.
Her gris gris (a small amulet to protect from evil) was highly sought after and her counsel was important to French Quarter residents. Her healing powers were so great that people still come to New Orleans to ask for her help over a century after she died. Your guide will tell you about Voodoo dolls, vevers, gris gris bags, what they mean and their uses in Voodoo practice.
Your tour will end outside the Voodoo Authentica with New Orleans Cultural Center & Collections. You can explore this after the tour. In addition to it being a shop, it is also a temple and educational space. Everyone working there is a practitioner of Voodoo
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