Haitian Voodoo

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A woman vodoo believer possessed by a spirit at the sacred pool at Sucry near Gonaives, Haiti, on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002. The Sucry voodoo pilgrimage is one of the most important of the year, since it honors all of the spirits. Many Haitians travel from the US, Canada and other countries to attend the two weeks of rituals and celebrations. (AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)

Voodoo believers possessed by spirits at the sacred pool at Sucry near Gonaives, Haiti, on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002. The Sucry vodou pilgrimage is one of the most important of the year, since it honors all of the spirits. Many Haitians travel from the US, Canada and other countries to attend the two weeks of rituals and celebrations. (AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)

A vodou pilgrim initiates a young girl in the sacred mud pool in Plaine du Nord, 300 kilometers north of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, during the annual festival honoring the spirit Ogou on Wednesday, July 24, 2002. Vodou believers make the pilgrimage from all over Haiti as well as from across the U.S., Canada and Europe to renew their beliefs and find strength through the baptism-like ceremony and other rituals. (AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)

A Haitian bathes in the sacred mud pool in Plaine du Nord, 300 kilometers north of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, during the annual festival honoring the spirit Ogou on Wednesday, July 24, 2002. Vodou believers make the pilgrimage from all over Haiti as well as from across the U.S., Canada and Europe to renew their beliefs and find strength through the baptism-like ceremony and other rituals. (AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)

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A Vodou priest treats an ill woman with mud from the sacred pool in Plaine du Nord, 300 kilometers north of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, during the annual festival honoring the spirit Ogou on Wednesday, July 24, 2002. Vodou believers make the pilgrimage from all over Haiti as well as from across the US, Canada and Europe to renew their beliefs and find strength through the baptism-like ceremony and other rituals. (AP photo/ Daniel Morel)

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Believers chant and dance after the sacrifice of a bull at the edge of the sacred mud pool in Plaine du Nord, 300 kilometers north of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, during the annual festival honoring the spirit Ogou on Wednesday, July 24, 2002. Vodou believers make the pilgrimmage from all over Haiti as well as from across the US, Canada and Europe to renew their beliefs and find strength through the baptism-like ceremony and other rituals. (AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)