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Van Tour: Sinners & Saints - Voodoo Cemetery

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72 Dates Through Jan 04, 2014
 
ABOUT ABOUT

                                     SINNERS AND SAINTS  VOODOO  & CEMETERIES  TOUR

         This  Back o town  small gourp van Tour Tours  the heart and souls of New Olreans and all that jazz

               Voodoo Queens and Mother Superiors, Privateers & Pirates and Prostitutes & Placee's,

              Yes we get out of the Van and walk inside  St Louis Cemetery #1 and St Louis Cemetery 2

         for an in depth understanding of our burial systems plus many places the ohter tours dont go!

 

Visit the tomb  shrne of Voodoo Queen Marie laveau and other queens graves as we explore behind the scees Voodoo and hoodoo. This 19th century cvoodoo queen is a Voodoo saint to her followers and tourists alike understand life in her times and how her spirit moves us today.. This Tomb Shrine is venrated by many and misunderstood by most. The exvotives and offerings are explained as you learn to connect at the number 1 visited tomb in the country!

Free women of color and white women too have beeen a large part of New Orleans Voodoo from the begiining and you are toured by inititaed and ordained Voodoo clergy who are also acutally born and raised in New Orleans who will give you the inside story form the Source!

            3 Catholic saints were born also out of what was called" The Great Babylon of the South".

 So See  old convents and churches - one that upcoming Catholic Saint Henriette Delilie  practiced out of. Visit the tomb of Henrieete in St Louis 2 and See where she took her vows ta St Augustine Catholic church

New Orleans has  always  had her share of sinners - living and dead and we will talk of both as we take a trip through the lives of  New Olreans Sinners and Saints, Privateers, pirates, prostitutes and see how they worked together to create Americas most Mystical city and get to the Root of many of our unusual customs- Voodoo

See America's First Historic Red Ligth District -old Storyville and hear some behind the scenes tidbits about the mayhem and the music that seranaded their trrade- Jazz and Blues Plus the hoodoo spells they used to get through it all. Visit Louis Armstrong Jazz Park too

See 3 important New Orleans  Churches  Plus the Sacred Ground of Congo Square - the only meeting place for the Slaves in North America where Historic Voodoo Rituals were held since the 1700's. 

PLUS  make and keep your own Lousisana Moss voodoo doll inside Congo Square i Learn not only  the craft behind the misunderstoof effigy but how to use it to achieve goals, thawrt negativity or attract love. Dispel the hollywood method and makeit for yourself,your friend or evn your bosss! But see what else to do to achieve your desireswithout havig to stick the pins in for harm

 

 

Restrictions

All Ages welcome! Come early , Come Sober and RSVP when you arrive in town so we know you arrived safely! Meet in the courtyard Patio section of Lafitte's Blacksmith shop bar by the Outside bar. 941 Bourbon St. corner of Saint Phillip Street,Do not wait on corner or inside main bar come to Patio,
Please show up to location 10 minutes before scheduled tour time.
These tickets are for date reserved and We can only switch dates for you if notified at least 48 hours in advance and with availability.
7 day prior cancellations can be refunded except at Holiday & Halloween season
Private tours & buyouts possible by phone.