VOODOO BATHS IN HAITI: FROM BEAUTY TO FIERCENESS

Voodoo believers are about to kill a crying bull covered with a French flag as a sacrifice to the voodoo spirit of war Papa Ogoun Feray, praised as the founding spirit of the revolt of the slaves during French colonial rule of Saint-Domingue 200 years ago.

Every year in July, thousands of Haitians make a pilgrimage to several Haitian cities to seek protection of Voodoo spirits and Catholic saints during cleansing baths. Often spectacular, some of…

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December 16, 2020
Faith

HAITI: RECOVERING AS AN ARTIST FROM THE EARTHQUAKE

The Haitian artist and earthquake survivor Rose-Marie Lamour is contributing to the collective artwork inspired by the disaster.

On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7 earthquake caused the death of about 230,000 people in Haiti and left millions homeless in Port-au-Prince the capital and provincial towns. Artists from…

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December 16, 2020
Art

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