Inside Africa’s Most Mysterious Religion: Voodoo
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- Inside Africa’s Most Mysterious Religion Voodoo is a video about me exploring the Voodoo Tradition of West Africa. I travel to the Benin Republic from Nigeria to find out the real truth about this religion that has been feared by many for so long. Do watch like and enjoy.
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Amen Lord shield me and my family while watching this video amen ,🙏🏽🙏🏽
amen
Amen
Give me Jesus! 😅
Amen. Cover us with your precious blood Jesus Christ.
Amen
I am Ojibwa from Canada and I absolutely love this video! Thank you for bringing Africa to us to help us understand and learn about your ancestry & your heritage! Thank you!! 🙏🤍
It's demonic don't be deceived
@@user-kz3ng1vj6nur brain dead that shi demonic😂
I don’t think the creator would approve
I like this video too
I am go glad to hear u mention the name of Lord Jesus Christ at the end of the video, and i pray that Lord Jesus will keep everyone in the video safe
A lot of Lost people in this video. We should love others, but not accept what is wrong, what is of demons.
@TK-lx6oc I really hope that Jesus Christ is not his savior! The big man upstairs does not like it if you were to give in to these deity’s, That is a big no-no in most religions! Look at it this way would your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife like it if you were to go out looking for another person to love? That is just a simplistic way of looking at it just so everyone would understand what I was trying to say, Just remember there is only one true God! Good luck to all
Oh pls give it a rest. All you Christians are the same you cant just leave people alone to enjoy their lives. Must you shove your concept and beliefs down there throat
@@davidr1676 Oh pls give it a rest. All you Christians are the same you cant just leave people alone to enjoy their lives. Must you shove your concept and beliefs down there throat
They are not lost. They have a different religion. That's it.
Great video, I’m so glad I found your channel! 🗺🤲🏽✨
''it is only through education and knowledge that we can overcome our fear of the unknown" well said Tayo.
You've out done yourself with this one. Amazing storytelling and a profound appreciation of culture. Please make this a series which explores misunderstood aspects of Africa!!
I would love to see that!
Stop calling it voodoo. It's not voodoo. If you're african, you understand that. If you're not. Hers the lesson.
Voodoo is a Western word. Invented to put the religious practise of Africans in a bad light.
Insanity
It's not misunderstood aspects of africa as Europeans,asians to practice similar pagan culture.like the lady said you can do good or bad.i think everyone knows that.
Yes, come to Kenya and do something on wife inheritance among some of our tribes.
Also barren wives "marrying" young girls to sire children for the family (this is done in my tribe, the Wakamba)
Amazing content brother! Love from Morocco
This is real African culture,, we were fooled to hate our strengths but let's recandle things back. ❤🇨🇲
I think it’s beautiful 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
@@Kingmarcel28never.
Nooo thank you I'm going to keep following Jesus
Exactly ❤
So killing peopl is culture?.?
In a world of tiktoks and CZcams shorts it's always amazing that Tayo is able to consistently make these long minutes videos and still hold our attention
Amazing editing!!
I agree.I could listen to him all day.
This video is literally only 14 mins long
What are you on about?
That's for the people who watches them shortening their attention span like yourself. Some of us know better
It's called good journalism about real actual facts of west Africa.
@@gidd yea TikTok and CZcams shorts literally 15-45 secs.This was 14 mins 3 sec long that’s wat he/she/it/they was going on about
It's sad that colonization destroyed and antagonized so many cultures. Hula of the Hawaiians was also almost wiped out. Unfortunately, the Philippines seemed to have lost its pre-colonial culture and even our history was re-written for us 😥
Our Central European culture has mostly gone as well, "thanks" to a few barbaric bishops and priests. At least there is some kind of a renaissance now. But I still wonder where we would stand without the sudden reign of the church(es).
@@TuxmanXP this is true for the Balkans too! However in Bulgaria we still practice a lot of our pagan rituals and I see a lot more people trying to recover the Thracian traditions and practices despite the constant erasure of our history
Good pagan superstitions were wiped out.
It didn't. African Kings traded slaves for gunpowder and other goods.
@@christpierre stupid id!ot
Unbiased opinion: If your ancestors have practiced something for generations, it doesn’t really mean it is good. It could be many generations that have been fooled. Doesn’t mean it’s bad either but to each their own.
Christianity in a nut shell.
_"Doesn’t mean it’s bad either"_
RE.:
You Are Very Lucid, I Concur.
Tayo, Thanks for this documentary well done
Wode Maya said and I paraphrase, "as a content creator and traveller, I've learnt to be open minded and welcome other people's beliefs but not necessarily believe in them" ... Ladies and Gents, what more do we need as Africans if not this very open minded approach to accepting each other and using the best of what we have to improve our well being. Thank you so much Tayo for I tell you solemnly, YOU Are inspiring me a Great deal. I'm putting plans for touring the Globe too and I will be telling my own unique story. BigThanks !!!
I'm here from your WhatsApp status
Haha... Ol! Wassup?😁
6.08 is that wode maya
Very wicked stay away from voodo the out come not good
@@isrealnation7524 and you know this from personal experience
One thing I love about Tayo is that he's fearless in curating adventures.
It's true if it's used by Africans it's witchcraft, but if it's western then it's good 😏
No atom of fear walai, wre dem say no go na there e dey go 😀
This was very informative thanks brother
This guy is mad underrated.
Keep it up bro
The disclaimer in the end for your mom is so funny 😂
" I'm still your lovely Christin son and I love Jesus" 🤣🤣🤣
your story telling abilities and originality blow my mind away every time! And your execution is always A1! 👏
DEAR BELIEVERS: IF ANYONE ASKS YOU TO PROVE THAT JESUS OF NAZARETH IS DEAD AND IS NOT RETURNING, TELL THEM, IF THEY ARE SERIOUS, TO GET THEIR MONEY UP, $6,000, AND GO TO JERUSALEM AND VIEW HIS BODY AS THE POPES OF ROME DO. IT IS THERE. ☺
@@jonesameal1798 so what are you implying
@@jonesameal1798 that doesnt prove islam wrong because in islam it tells us that god took jesus body to the heavens and made the guy who told the people where he is look like jesus so the body you are talking about it the snitch if jesus location so not the real jesus
I think it is a little bit sad he felt like he had to do that. Like to prove his allegiance to an European imported religion. It feels weird to me even if I respect his belief.
@@jonesameal1798that doesn’t prove anything. Because anything shown to Publix is a replica. Jesus isn’t person it’s a metaphor for the Christ in us.
Great journalism, Tayo. There is so much indigenous knowledge lost to the African especially with regards to our origin and our early history. Thank you
I just hope they can fight back against the Christian and islamic missionaries that will no doubt try and force them to erase their culture.
God bless you Tayo❤. Thank you for showing us this beauty that is Africa. (I'm not African, I'm Italian) but we are all one. Thank you again.
Wow, a very excellent video. Thanks for sharing. Really interesting.
One of the beauties of traveling is meeting new people and learning new things.
Well done Tayo for taking us with you on this trip.
I just hope they can fight back against the Christian and islamic missionaries that will no doubt try and force the to erase their culture.
this channel is one of the few that focuses on exploring the continent of Africa, instead of Europe. Really high quality!
Very good, fair reporting. Enjoyed watching this 😊
I just came across this video. Very well done! Thank you for sharing this insightful knowledge with us…the ones who are not afraid or ashamed of our ancestral cultura and heritage. Te lo bendiga 🫶
This is lovely! Truly, “but if you walk the footsteps of the a stranger, you’ll learn things you never knew, you never knew”.
Beautiful phase from the song in Pocahontas ❤
I am surprised that Tayo Aina didn't seem to understand or realise that Voodoo is actually well entrenched in our very own Nigeria, and that it was our various old Kingdoms ( Ife, Oyo , Benin) that stretched all the way to parts of Dahomey and Togo carrying their various cultural and spiritual practices with them!
I suppose we all learn new things every day , including of our own selves!!
Correct 👍
@Aframaco
Likewise. I was surprised as well the way he narrated it as if he wasn't aware of that tidbit.
But I think the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey, present day Republic of Benin was the birthplace of the voodoo/vodun religion. It spread east to ancient Kingdoms of Oyo and Benin in present day Nigeria.
@Joy J voodoo is of yoruba origins
@@eniolabakare6839
Sure. But I think Yorubas of Dahomey.
!!!! Xsactly
My favourite African CZcamsr. It’s been a minute.
Fascinating. Well done old chap.
Taylor Aina and Wode Maya have done a lot of great work that helps us of the diaspora. May God be with you both always. Keep doing this great work. Even though I was born in America, I am still an African.
Say that again 🙌🏾💕
🙏🙏🙏🙏💯💯💯💯💯
You are free to come back home any time find your root country and go back to it
Videos about cultures are my favorite of yours. I like that approached this with curiosity, a lens that made it natural yet thoughtful. This is great, Tayo.
This one by far was my favorite. I would love to visit Benin and Togo to learn more about our people
Gee, thanks a ton! this helps alot with a project i want to work on at school, that explains voodun culture. I appreciate the time and effort put into this! I will be sure to link the video in the doc im working on. have a wonderful day!
Oh Lord another demonic teacher rearing our children. What's new
May the lord protect and shield all of us who has watched this video amen 🙏🏽
Amin
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen
Tayo, you are a bright light in the darkness of content creation. I personally hope we as Nigerians (and Africans) can strive to understand our glorious ancient roots. It is amazing how we dash our own, something that carried us for thousands of years only to replace with something we don't understand, we just believe. And we wonder why we are where we are . . . Heavy respect from Benue State
What a wonderful culture and video✨ Thank you so much for creating and sharing it🤗
Outstanding job well done bro
Tayo, you’ve educated me and hopefully many others. Such beauty in your production. Well done
A great storyteller and researcher you are Tayo🙌. I've never for once regretted subscribing to your channel. Many awards are coming your way bro.
@Tayo thank you for this video.
ive learned a lot from you sir..im ur new follower❤
You don’t have to agree or accept. It’s ok to learn what goes on in other parts of the world! 🌎
It's very informative to know who walks with Demons and who walks with The Light (Jesus)
I’m Haitian and I can’t wait to visit my motherland Africa …
Am Jamaican an I would like to go back home to,hope we can make the trip together my brother
From a Haitian to another I feel so much connection to that continent it’s weird.
Me too
@@righteousstephen4932 as a African well all feel the same way, mi feel like mi ago cry when mi repatriate back,because me ago feel overwhelmed
Good luck bro
Great video. I would like to see more.
bro keep working, ur soo underrated
One of my favorite thing about your page is how you always teach us new things and spread love. Thank you for all you do!
I want to go on a solo trip around the world but I plan to start with Africa and I’m also a little scared because I’m a lady but the more I watch your videos, the more I get inspired and gingered…
Tayo!!You are simply African's best.A great Story teller and the shots are fantastic.They should also develop this festival in Nigeria.
Great content from Tayo the master of Storytelling. Showing Africa culture in what the Westerner can't understand
Who says we can't understand.
Such a Fascinating topic👀
i love how simple and clean you summarize voodoo! well done (:
Great work Tayo. As a religion graduate I have come to appreciate all types of religion, it's values and how they originate. This brings back memories of when I studies the African Traditional Religion.
Kepp up the good work.
Even luciferianism..?
Great video bro.
Big ups to you Tayo.. You are valuable to our motherland, Wode Maya I see you 🔥
Great documentary and I love that they allowed you guys to film and was not restricted too👌👌You get mind ooo and didn’t blink when you were carrying it🙋♀️🙋♀️🏃🏃🏃. We learn everyday and this is an eye opener too.
I thank you for this video and all who were Involved in production. I learned a lot by your actual visit to the source, The actual source. You can read and learn from the internet, but that information will always be altered and adjusted to fit a narrative for the western world.
Great storytelling, keep doing what you do!!
Hi
Great documentary thank you
As a spiritual seeker myself, i have a deep respect for indigenous religions. Im halfway through the documentary and i already love the way you present this information. So many beautiful cultures and religions have been demonized and misjudged for so long. Thank you for playing a part in dispelling the ignorance of the masses
you will find nothing at all on that path. I've already been through it all and it brings absolutely nothing. Read Isaiah 53, now that's something. Just under 1,000 years before the Lord Jesus
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Call on his name and ask him in to your heart and he will free you from suffering, anxiety, depression. He is always with you, but he can’t help if you don’t ask. ✝️🙏🏻
As a rational human being I have nothing but contempt for all religions and the fantasies they promulgate..
@@user-le4uq7ns5f Jesus Christ is not a religion. ✝️
@@user-le4uq7ns5fThat is your own opinion, doesnt mean everybody should agree with you 😮👍
I love Tayo and Wode. They are like my big cousins that I can come to for deeper knowledge and an expanded mind. 😊🙏🏾
I love my people and our culture, so rich and beauty.
I agree ❤❤❤
3:44 snakes are worshipped by Hindus in india too! :) many animals are considered familiars of their respective gods so when you see this animal you don’t try to kill it. Snakes are similar, particularly the cobra which is the familiar of lord shiva.
“I guess if it makes money for Hollywood, then it makes sense” Strong words…. So much unlearning and relearning we have to do in Africa.. We need to stop running away from ourselves. Thank you Tayo for another great one 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
A master piece
yes 🙏💜
yeah
Don't generalize Africa, that's West African staff we believe in Christ not Voodoo.
@@theredhall-thisisfootball jesus is a colonizer, came right along with them, there's no getting around that. Too many of us have thrown away our literal ancestors in favor of a white savior 😖 THAT is our problem in a nutshell....
Thank you for this. Great video and I’m certain you have done your ancestors - and all of us - a great service with sharing your experience.
I’ll be in Benin 🇧🇯 at the end of the month.Nicely explained,thanks so much for sharing 🙏🏽
I enjoyed watching this video ❤👍
Well done mate! Your series about Africa is magnicement! Greetings from cold Poland
This is my first time watching any of your videos and you got a new subscriber ! I appreciate you spreading the knowledge FROM THE SOURCE....just like the lady said that you interviewed people fear what they do not know.
This is so cool. Beautiful ❤❤❤❤
interesting video, thanks!!!!
Love this Tayo 🫶🏾 being brave by venturing where others fear to go. Right on the mark, bro!
I'm from Badagry, and this is our normal way of life. Zangbeto performance is an event I've never seen in other events I've attended all my life. It's not a trick like we see in American Got Talent, it's legit transformation and disappearance. I won't believe it if someone tells me but I've seen and believed.
These are demonic practices and those who worship and practice fetishism will go to Hell. Let he who has ears hear✅
I'm also from badagry 😄❣️
Its a trick and you're gullible.
@@ileri-tu2dk come to Africa and see for yourself
@@ileri-tu2dk it's not tricks.
Things change with time.
There's a kinda crisis where I'm living now somewhere in Africa. Some aggrieved or ignorant youths bearing arms against the govt, they put in charms on there body that AK-47 bullets cannot penetrate their body, matchet and axe cannot cut their body. This is not entertainment, this is war, and people are being killed. I've seen with my eyes, or you still not believe.
These things defile laws in physics and science cannot explain.
This is Africa.
Love it! Thank you! ps: i love how you say Benin
thank you for the portal you open up to the world
This is lovely. I enjoyed watching it and that part towards the end when you mentioned that you were still the lovely Christian son struck me. It would be nice to see you do a video about the “syncretism” of African religions with Christianity in Brazil (the largest Christian population on earth).
What a great video. Great storytelling. I saw Al Jazeera’s report on this festival but this video is so much better and detailed.
Thank you for showing a side of Africa we otherwise wouldn’t.
Thank you for documenting this mysterious life
I appreciate how you didn't write off or disrespect "Voodoo". As a non-Christian person, my life experience with them has shown them to be some of the more afraid and judgmental of people. You were honest in your research so I give you props.
Cureses, prayers, spiritual staff and all of this.... These came from eather heven or hell, from up or down. Theres no midleground. If theres no JESUS CRIST , holy spirit or true god, it is not coming to bless you. Satan is liar. If you are fired with holy spirit, you are mutch stronger then all this rituals together. How can light team up with darknes?
- And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? [16] And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God
stop being a christian and be spiritual.
You’re not a Christian! If you were, you would be against witchcraft! This goes against God! God calls this detestable practices.
Yes, exactly like Evangelicals, the difference is Evangelicals use the evil name more than Jesus NAD they use FEAR and OPPRESSION as their main tool to keep the flock in check.
He literally put demon in the thumbnail lmao
In Cotonou, Benin, there is a 30metre high statue in bronze built in homage to the world’s only
all-female army. These women warriors went on to serve the Kings that came after Queen Hangbe
This is amazing! I am fascinated. I'm an indigenous woman from Canada and I think there's a lot of similarities between voodoo and our spiritual culture. I'd love to learn more about Voodoo and see what other things we have in common.
Jamaican obeah, Gullah geechee hoodoo, Hatian voodou and New Orleans voodoo has roots in the Igbo Odinani. It uses afa divination(in which ifa divination was derived from). Check out Odinani (Igbo Spirituality) on themedicineshell on CZcams
It all started in Africa, so yes there will be similarities.
If you believe in the evolution, alright. But the missing link it's still not found. Maybe there is an creator behind. Maybe not !
Canada my dream country🥺😭😭
Repent. Jesus Christ saves
Great video
Thank you so much brother for this! I'm Christian too but I'm always so interested in this stuff too
What an amazing body of work, from the cinematography to the storytelling to the editing, all done excellently well.
Well done 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
You dont know what you say😢
Yo my kind of pal, i can tell from how you phrased your comment
I like how halfway through you forgot all about your 48hr countdown timer...!!
Great reporting bro...please do one where you interview the floating spirit 'handlers' and some of the visitors from outside Africa.
The quote about not fearing our African traditions and beliefs is priceless!!
Waaa amazing 😮
Great video ❤
Bravo on another fantastic episode. Sharing knowledge about Africa that’s needs to be revealed and told! Your presentation is right on! Our family give you plenty of thanks! We reside in USA. Looking forwarding to your next adventure in the world, keep doing what you do! ❤
Thank you Tayo for puttin' my country 🇧🇯🇧🇯 on the map!!! Amazing Experience to learn different cultures.... #theVodunFestival !!! Very beautiful and amazing xperience!!!!
But still on still I loved and enjoyed your content waiting for more ☺️🥰
This documentary is just amazing i haven't come a cross such in our country Kenya would wish one day to jion the festival does it take place yearly or monthly so to attend it physically
Another great job, Tayo. Keep showcasing the richness of our culture
Wow that is an impressive beautiful video.
sooo cool!
All I can say is that the story telling is so good, I felt like I was there.
Well done
Amazing storytelling as always. Thank you Tayo for continuing to tell the African story. I love learning about traditional indigenous African religions.
Africa has 54 countries there are 1000s of cultures
@@GameOn71213 don’t mess with voodoo. Nothing good comes out of this.
@@Ahoto_papa_bi your right about that pure wickedness the most high not pleased
@@Ahoto_papa_bi Christianity hasn't done any good either yet I don't see you warning people about it...
@@RavenPendragon14 madam speak for yourself. Say Christianity hasn’t done anything good for you. And I also apologize if you joined a fake church masquerading as true Christianity and your experience wasn’t helpful. Please speak for yourself and not for me and others that Christianity doesn’t help.
thank you for this videa
Good video really good
Excellent delivery
So much work; skill and judgment went into this ❤
Amazing work Tayo. You are an educator now. Keep uncovering these mysterious stories of our beautiful continent ❤
If you were to die today, are you a 100% sure you will go to heaven?
If no, here is what the bible says,
(1) Romans 3:23 KJV [23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
Q1. Do you know what Sin is?
Sin is anything bad that we have done.
Q2. Have you sinned before?
Yes or No?
(2) Revelation 21:8 KJV [8] But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Because we have sinned, and God does not allow Sin into Heaven, the punishment is burning hell.
What is the way to reconcile our peace and relationship with God?
Q3. Do you know the Story of Jesus?
(3) Romans 5:8 KJV [8] But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Jesus = God who lived up in Heaven, but he came down on earth and became a man like us, he lived for 33.5 years without committing any sin. Then there were certain people who were jealous and therefore framed him on phony charges, and crucified him. Then he was buried and resurrected on the third day; Now he lives in HEAVEN.
Q4. Do you know why Jesus went through all this bloody mess for us?
A4. As mentioned, our sin is the reason why we can’t go to heaven, and the only thing that can wash away our sin is the Blood of Jesus.
(4) Romans 5:9 KJV [9] Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
According to the bible, the only way for us to reconcile with God is through Christ Jesus’s blood, and not through any works that we do or merits we accumulate, such as water baptism, attending church, or any good thing that we do. The following verses clearly support this.
(5) Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV [8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.
(6) 2 Corinthians 7:10 KJV [10] For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
In order to get saved, repentance of one’s sin is needed to get saved, we need to be sorry, and repent, with conviction, that we are a wretched sinner.
(7) Romans 10:9 KJV [9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
If you truly do believe in everything you have heard in the gospel, ,I strongly suggest you to make a proclamation to GOD! You can say it to God in less than 15 seconds !Repeat after this simple prayer, to make sure you truly get saved. Remember repeating this prayer doesn't save you, it's you telling God you BELIEVE THE GOSPEL. Ok, here is the prayer :
‘Dear GOD,
I know I am a sinner, as I repent, I put my faith, that Jesus is GOD, and that he died, buried and resurrected, so that his blood, can wash away my Sins. I put my faith in that alone to save me, not my good works. In Jesus’s holy name, I pray. Amen!
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join a bible believing church. God bless you brother/ sister ☺. See you in heaven one day!
now this is good content
Good work
Awesome and enlightening content. Having an open mind is needed by Africans to be tolerant of each other, appreciate our differences, and make a great impact as a race. Thanks for always sharing value, Tayo.