Sunday, June 12, 2011

Voodoo rituals in Haiti

A Voodoo ceremony held in the city of Souvenance, Haiti, Sunday (24 / 4). Hundreds of followers of voodoo come to Souvenance on Easter weekend to pay their respects to the spirits. Voodoo was brought to Haiti by slaves from West Africa. And today, Voodoo is one of the three recognized religions in Haiti. (photo: AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa)

A man wearing bloodstained clothing of animal sacrifice led the Voodoo ceremony in Souvenance, Haiti, Sunday (24 / 4). Photo: AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa

A number of people dancing by wearing clothes covered with animal blood sacrifice in Souvenance, Haiti, Sunday (24 / 4). Photo: AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa

A number of people dancing by wearing clothes covered with animal blood sacrifice in Souvenance, Haiti, Sunday (24 / 4). Photo: AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa

A number of people swimming in the sacred in Voodoo ceremony in Souvenance, Haiti, Sunday (24 / 4). Photo: AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa

A number of people swimming in the sacred in Voodoo ceremony in Souvenance, Haiti, Sunday (24 / 4). Photo: AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa

A number of people dancing by wearing clothes covered with animal blood sacrifice in Souvenance, Haiti, Sunday (24 / 4). Photo: AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa

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