marie laveau

Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! In The shop this week, Zach Tells us all about his Trip to the cemeteries of New Orleans.

Stop by the shop, where this week, the dead are on sale.  Zach recounts his trip to New Orleans, gives us some history on how the dead are cared for, the creole way, and Talks about a few residents of St. Louis # 1, Including: Homer Plessy, Marie Laveau, a celebrity who hasn't passed yet...And Possibly the infamous Delphine La Laurie.

Reference Shout Outs:
1.  https://freetoursbyfoot.com/st-louis-cemetery-1/
2.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Louis_Cemetery#:~:text=Famous%20New%20Orleanians%20buried%20in,Court%20decision%20on%20civil%20rights.
3. https://www.frenchquarter.com/st-louis-cemetery-no-1/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphine_LaLaurie
5. https://www.saveourcemeteries.org/cemeteries/cemeteries/st-louis-cemetery-no-1.html

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We discuss Marie Laveau, the famed voodoo queen of New Orleans.  From her beginnings as devoutly catholic hairdresser she rose to become an renowned herbalist, nurse, and of course practitioner of Voodoo.  How much of the talk about her status of Voodoo queen is true, and why is her grave even more visited today than that of Elvis Presley?  Tune in and find out.

In this episode we dig into Voodoo. We look at the history of the religion, how it was able to evolve and stay alive even after it had been outlawed. We also look at the effects it has had on our culture in movies and music. We also try to dispel some of the stigma that has been placed on the religion. 

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