A Vodou ceremony aboard a boat filled with desperate Haitian migrants seeking a safe landing ended in tragedy after candles and matches used in the ritual set gasoline-filled drums on fire ...
«And when you participate in a Vodou ceremony as the president of the Haitian people, you show which side you’re on.» A president is not simply elected, but chosen by invisible forces.
Representations of Power and Resistance in René Depestre’s Un arc-en-ciel pour l’occident chrétien This chapter examines René Depestre’s epic poem Un arc-en-ciel pour l’occident chrétien. It ...
Vodou Priestess Katy calls on the spirits at a traditional Haitian Vodou ceremony of the Dead. Attend her first ceremony since being displaced after the 2010 earthquake. Broadly travels to the ...
A show at HistoryMiami Museum focuses on ceremonies from vodou, ifa and santeria traditions that are actively practiced in south Florida. A Miami photo exhibit dispels myths about Haitian-American ...
A photo exhibition recently opened in Miami tries to shed some light on faith practices and ceremonies among Haitian-Americans and others that have connections to the Caribbean and Africa. The show, ...