due. >> yes. it's a religion and it's a way of life that is practiced in haiti and comes from africa. so this is my religion and i hold ceremonies every week in my temple which i will take you to later on. >> you have a temple? >> i have a temple and we serve the spirits. each person has a spirit that rules over them, it is called the master of the your head. and that is the mermaid and she's one of mine. >> the important thing in sally's crash course in vod yow is it starts in africa and made its way to haiti and made its way to here. to practice vodou, slaves incorporated christianity and catholicism and centuries later this hybrid is incorporated and it may not explain a topless mermaid but this leads to mary