Care Bears/voodoo
Before the care bears became a television show or appeared in movies they were once a set of characters made by a greeting card company in 1981 named American greetings. They appeared for the first time on September 23 1985 on the ABC network and on later years, CBN, and later on the family network. The care bears is centered on a group of multi colored bears who bring good to the world. The show is bright and colorful, with lively characters that brings pure delight to children. The bears live in a faraway a place in the clouds called care a lot which is part of the kingdom caring. The care bears have many different characters some representing good and some representing evil. Some of the most popular bears are cheer bear, birthday bear, bedtime bear, fun shine bear, and friend bear. And some of the evil characters are, No heart, dark heart, shreaky, beastly and grizzle. Each bear comes in different
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In the article “the true spirits of the care bears” by Dave Nelle, the care bears are said to be affiliated with voodoo. Supposedly, the show is trying to get children into voodoo by means of symbolism. One of the main arguments the author presents that associates voodoo with the show is the symbols on the bears’ tummies. One of the major aspects of voodoo is the use of symbols. These symbols are known as veves, which are religious symbols for a voodoo god or goddess known as Lwas. The symbols serve as their representation during rituals. According to Nelle, the shows’ use of symbol ties in with the use of symbols in the voodoo religion. Just as each lwa has a symbol pertaining to them, each bear has a symbol that represents them. In his article, he analysis four of the bears and the meaning of their symbols. Love a lot bear, friend bear, cheer bear, and grumpy