Haitians celebrate the Day of the Dead - November 1-2, 2006 |
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| Voodoo devotees dance at Voodoo temple as they celebrate The Day of the Dead in Port-au-Prince,Haiti, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) | |
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| A Voodoo believer dressed as a Gede, or spirit at a Voodoo holiday dedicated to Baron Samdi and the Gede family of spirits of the dead at Petionville's cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006.The Day of the Dead is also one of the most important Voodoo holidays in Haiti. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) | |
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| A Voodoo believer dressed as a Gede, or spirit dances as people look at her at a Voodoo holiday dedicated to Baron Samdi and the Gede family of spirits of the dead at the Petionville's cemetery in Port-au-Prince,Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006. Haitians celebrate all Saints' Day Nov. 1, and festivities continue in cemeteries through Nov. 2, the Day of the Dead is also one of the most important Voodoo holidays in the country. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) | |
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| Voodoo believers dressed as a Gede, or spirit at a Voodoo holiday dedicated to Baron Samdi and the Gede family of spirits of the dead at Petionville's cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006.The Day of the Dead is also one of the most important Voodoo holidays in Haiti. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) | |
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| A Voodoo believer stands on the top of the cross dedicated to Baron Samdi, the head of the Gede family of spirits at the Petionville's cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006. The Day of the Dead is also one of the most important Voodoo holidays in Haiti. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) | |
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| Voodoo devotees dance at Voodoo temple as they celebrate The Day of the Dead in Port-au-Prince,Haiti, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006. Two-thirds of Haiti's 8 million people are said to practice Voodoo, a blend of Christian tenets and African religions brought over by slaves. In 2003, Haiti's government officially sanctioned the faith as a religion, allowing priests to legally perform baptisms and marriages.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) | |
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| A Voodoo devotees wait at a Voodoo temple, during a Voodoo holiday dedicated to Baron Samdi and the Gede family of spirits of the dead in Port-au-Prince,Haiti, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) |
