News
Disney ride reportedly cleansed of Voodoo connections
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The newly converted, long-troubled, and now re-themed flume ride at Walt Disney World has reportedly been cleansed of New Orleans Voodoo references to appease Christian guests.
News
Pagan Community Notes – Week of January 11, 2024
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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, New Orleans inaugurates a National Vodou Day, a defense of Paganism shared by interfaith minister, events and more.
Brunk Auctions
“Her strength is haunting and unparalleled”: painting once thought to portray Marie Laveau sells for nearly $1 million
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The famous “Portrait of a Creole Woman in a Madras Tignon,” often erroneously claimed to portray the Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau, has sold at auction for $984,000 to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Paganism
Capo in New Orleans: Thoughts on Mardi Gras
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Martha Kirby Capo shared her thoughts and experiences from her recent visit to New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
Africa
Mami Wata statue unveiled in New Orleans
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Replacing a statue of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee, Simone Leigh’s new sculpture, Sentinel (Mami Wata), whose aspects are found in many African Diasporic Religions.