02.+Religion

Religion __**Cuban Religion **__
 * Cuba was not able to worship openly for almost five decades
 * The religion in Cuba has grown alot epecially because it was officially an atheist country.
 * Catholicism is the most practiced faith.
 * There are many Protestant churches in Cuba. Spiritualism is the communication with the dead, that is practiced by smaller groups
 * Religion is not discussed in school, but it can be taught in any of Cuba's 1,800 churches and chapels.
 * Muslims in the country mostly pray in their homes because there is no mosque located in Havana and the nation does allow building of mosques.

**__Religion Percentages__:** ROMAN CATHOLIC- 47% PROTESTANT- 4% SANTERÍA (AFRO-CUBAN RELIGIONS)- 2% JEWISH- 0.01% NO RELIGION- 46.99%

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**__Haitian Religion__**

** __Religion Percentage __ s : **  <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">ROMAN CATHOLIC- 80% PROTESTANT- 16% BAPTIST- 10% PENTECOSTAL- 4% ADVENTIST- 1% NONE- 1% OTHER- 3% NONE- roughly one-half of the population also practices Voodoo.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Roman Catholicism is the official religion of Haiti but some people think that Voodoo is the country's national religion.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">There are misconceptions about voodoo that have given Haiti a reputation for sorcery and zombies.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">The belief system of voodoo revolves around family spirits either called loua or mistè.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">There are two kinds of services for the loua. The first is held once a year and the second is conducted much less frequently, usually only once a generation.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Most people who believe in voodoo believe that their religion can coexist with Catholicism but Protestants strongly oppose voodoo.