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It appears that there is a flag of voodoo recognized in west Africa. The flag
is a simple white square. The flag may be flown over any home where the people
follow the Voodoo faith, but is commonly flown over the homes of Voodoo priests
and at religious celebrations. The color white represents purity and goodness
and is normally seen as the "Voodoo" color in much the same way that green is
seen as the Muslim color. This flag is used in west Africa where the religion
was born, I don't know if there is a Voodoo flag for any of the Voodoo
communities outside west Africa.
Of course, I'm talking about the actual religion of Voodoo practiced in Benin,
Togo, and Ghana. It's a religion that has nothing whatsoever to do with the
nonsense produced by Hollywood. This information comes from the now out-of-print
book "Voodoo: Africa's Secret Power," and the flag in mentioned in the Lonely
Planet guide to west Africa.
Robert Wilson, 7 February 2004
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