As the name implies, it is almost exclusively representative of the Kongo tradition. The initiation follows the Kongo model. A priest or priestess of this line is called a serviteur . This rite is concentrated near Gonaives in central Haiti, and a major annual Kongo festival is held every year in Sucrie near Gonaives. There are lesser entities are called lwa , and though they vary from rite to rite, they are all considered immediately accessible through the mechanism of spirit possession.
All rites employ prayer, song, drumming, costume, and dancing during ceremonies.
Anyone may participate in Vodou. There are no gender, racial , age, sexual orientation , or national origin requirements, neither is anyone asked to renounce a pre-existing religious affiliation. In Haiti, the vast majority of Vodouisants are also Roman Catholics. There are various levels of participation, of course, just as in most other religions. A Vodou ceremony is public, and anyone may enter the peristyle , or temple, and observe.