Voodoo - In Haiti

As you can see in this picture, the Haitians use this place Sceau d'eau in Haiti to pray in the Voodoo religion. Most will take bath, wash their body with leaves found in the area. They also bring food and drinks to the lwa.

The magic of voodoo is very much alive in Sceau d'eau where many will ask the lwa for special favors. They usually come every year until they are satisfied with their demands

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In this picture, you see a haitian lady possessed by Erzulie, one of the Lwa in haitian voodoo.

Erzulie is the lwa of beauty. Unlike many other lwa, Erzulie is able to understand, create and to dream. She is known to be the most sensual lady in the Haitian voodoo mythology. She is respected and very jealous

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Here is a picture of a voodoo ceremony taking place in Haiti. Most Haitians believe in Voodoo. This religion was brought by the sslaves from Africa.

In Voodoo you believe in Lwa because God or bondye does not interact with the people.

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Here is a picture of a sacred place in Haiti. Sceau d'eau is a water fall location in Haiti. It is also a place where Haitian voodoo is mixed with catholism. Many pilgrams come to sceau d'eau annually to pray and to make demands to the lwa

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Here is a picture of a Haiti Voodoo. This is a typical dantor ceremony. In haitian voodoo, the loa fall into family such as Ogou, Ezuli, Azaka or ghede. Each of these loaa are associated with a specific saint in the catholic religion.

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Here is a picture to illustrate all news related to the voodoo religion in Haiti. Voodoo is an accepted religion in the country.

It is originated from Africa but changes as the slaves arrived in the Caribbean to reflect their own adaptation to the new world

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Here is a picture of a typical Haitian voodoo ceremony. As you can see the man in white holding the machette is the commandant general de la place is is conducting the procession of the Voodoo

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Here is a picture of Haitian Voodoo priest Max Beauvoir, as he is in the process of performing a Voodoo ceremony.

As the supreme leader of Haitian Voodoo, Mr. Max Beauvoir stated that since the cholera outbreak in Haiti, it has been very dangerous to practice voodoo in Haiti

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Here is a picture of a voodoo ceremony in Haiti. This is a petro ceremony

This reflect rage, violence and delirium that were part of the emotions found with the Haitan slaves during colonization

An extreme form of Petro is callde Bizango which usually occurs late at night

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Here is a picture taken during the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival's. It is a Haitian Voodoo Ceremony as Haiti was the features culture at the at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. This took place at Congo Square Haiti Pavilion

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