New Orleans Voodoo
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New Orleans Voodoo is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean spiritual and religious tradition centered in New Orleans, known for its rituals, spirit veneration, and blending of West African, Haitian, and Catholic influences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Voodoo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7250610 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Orleans Voodoo Context triple: [St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, associatedWith, New Orleans Voodoo]
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A.
La Bayamesa
La Bayamesa is the national anthem of Cuba, a patriotic song celebrating the country’s struggle for independence and national identity.
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B.
The Swampers
The Swampers were a renowned group of session musicians from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, celebrated for playing on countless classic soul, rock, and R&B recordings by major artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
The Saints
The Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana, competing in the NFL and known for their passionate fan base and post-Hurricane Katrina resurgence.
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D.
The Saints
The Saints is the name given to the 1782 naval battle in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, where the British fleet decisively defeated the French near the Îles des Saintes.
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E.
The Saints
"The Saints" is a popular traditional gospel hymn closely associated with New Orleans jazz and often performed as a spirited marching song.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Orleans Voodoo Target entity description: New Orleans Voodoo is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean spiritual and religious tradition centered in New Orleans, known for its rituals, spirit veneration, and blending of West African, Haitian, and Catholic influences.
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A.
La Bayamesa
La Bayamesa is the national anthem of Cuba, a patriotic song celebrating the country’s struggle for independence and national identity.
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B.
The Swampers
The Swampers were a renowned group of session musicians from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, celebrated for playing on countless classic soul, rock, and R&B recordings by major artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
The Saints
The Saints is the name given to the 1782 naval battle in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, where the British fleet decisively defeated the French near the Îles des Saintes.
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D.
The Saints
"The Saints" is a popular traditional gospel hymn closely associated with New Orleans jazz and often performed as a spirited marching song.
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E.
The Saints
The Saints is the commonly used nickname for Scottish professional football club St Johnstone F.C., based in Perth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African diasporic religion
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Afro-Caribbean religion ⓘ syncretic religion ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Haitian Vodou
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Roman Catholic folk practices ⓘ West African spiritual practices ⓘ |
| developedInCentury |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Creole Voodoo
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Louisiana Voodoo ⓘ New Orleans Vodou ⓘ Voodoo of New Orleans ⓘ |
| hasCommunity |
African American community in New Orleans
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Creole community in New Orleans ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCulturalOrigin |
French colonial culture
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Haitian Vodou ⓘ Native American traditions ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ Spanish colonial culture ⓘ West African religions ⓘ
linked to:
Yoruba religion
|
| hasDeityType |
African spirits
ⓘ
Catholic saints ⓘ loa-like spirits ⓘ |
| hasImportantFigure |
Marie Laveau
ⓘ
Marie Laveau II ⓘ
linked to:
Marie Laveau
|
| hasImportantLocation |
Congo Square
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French Quarter ⓘ St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans
|
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Catholic saints veneration
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French Catholic liturgy ⓘ Haitian migration to New Orleans ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
ancestor veneration
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curse removal ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ possession trance ⓘ protective charms ⓘ ritual magic ⓘ spirit veneration ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ Louisiana Creole ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | generally legal religious practice in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasMajorCenter | New Orleans ⓘ |
| hasMisconception |
association primarily with zombies in fiction
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overemphasis on black magic in popular media ⓘ |
| hasPractice |
altar building
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candle rituals ⓘ chanting ⓘ divination ⓘ herbalism ⓘ ritual drumming ⓘ spirit offerings ⓘ use of gris-gris ⓘ use of talismans ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasRitualObject |
candles
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gris-gris bag ⓘ herbs ⓘ incense ⓘ offerings of food and drink ⓘ skulls ⓘ statues of saints ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
New Orleans popular culture
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New Orleans tourism ⓘ jazz-era New Orleans imagery ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Haitian Vodou
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Hoodoo ⓘ West African Vodun ⓘ
linked to:
Vodun
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Orleans Voodoo Description of subject: New Orleans Voodoo is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean spiritual and religious tradition centered in New Orleans, known for its rituals, spirit veneration, and blending of West African, Haitian, and Catholic influences.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans