Guinee

For the République de Guinée, see Guinea.

In Vodou, Guinee is the spirit world. It is where the souls of the dead live. It is controlled by the loa Baron Samedi, believed to be the symbol of life and death.

There are seven gates through which Guinee can be entered. They are as follows:

Baron La Croix
Guédé Nibo
Guédé Plumaj
Baron Cimitière
Guédé Babaco
Baron Kriminel
Baron Samedi

The spirits of the dead have to pass through these seven gates to be reunited to the already dead ones.

Many practitioners of this faith believe that these seven gates are physically present in different areas in New Orleans.

Afro-American religion

Religions	Abakuá Candomblé (Bantu Jejé Ketu) Cuban Vodú Dominican Vudú Haitian Vodou Kumina Louisiana Voodoo Obeah Palo Quimbanda Santería Spiritual Baptist Umbanda Winti

Roots	Ifá Orisha (Yoruba) Loa (Fon and Ewe) Alusi (Igbo) Winti (Akan) Nkisi (Kongo) Roman Catholicism (France Portugal Spain Netherlands) Protestantism (England Netherlands) Indigenous American mythology

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