Sometimes the same word can describe two very different traditions, depending on where you stand. In Louisiana, gris-gris works much like gumbo—shared language, distinct roots. This video explores how Cajun gris-gris and New Orleans–style, West African–derived gris-gris carry the same name but follow different structures, purposes, and histories. In Acadiana, gris-gris reflects old Acadian and French folk practices focused on protection, healing, weather, and the home through prayers, gestures,

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