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Several thousand people scaled a steep hill in a rural part of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Wednesday to honor Erzulie ...
Thousands have been forced to forgo an annual pilgrimage to a revered waterfall in central Haiti, now in territory held by ...
A Vodouist clad in white invokes a gede spirit during the Saint George celebration, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 24, 2024. Shunned publicly by politicians and intellectuals for centuries, Vodou ...
Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence. By The Associated Press. Published May 9, 2024 9:10 pm . By ...
Haitian Vodou was born out of the oppressive conditions of the African slaves brought to the island, once France’s richest colony. Yet it wasn’t until 2003 that it became an officially ...
Vodou, like many other religions, is about spiritual healing, enlightenment and community. For many years the Vodou faithful have kept their beliefs quiet and practiced the religion in private, ...
Vodou handed that agency back to me and with it, the responsibility of my actions. In my research, I learned that Vodou was born in West Africa and has been practiced for centuries.
Two vodou priests were consulted, and it was they who recommended that the Pelés offer up the “goat without horns”—that is, a human sacrifice. Jeanne Pelé did not have to look far for a ...
Vodou, to Glassman and the members of her temple, La Source Ancienne Ounfo, is a faith that helps people escape self-imposed boundaries and envision a world of infinite possibility.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Vodou faithful sing, their voices rising above the gunfire erupting miles away as frantic drumbeats drown out their troubles.