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HAITIAN VODOU

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BRIEF OVERVIEW

Is a syncretic religion that originates in the Caribbean country of Haiti started in the period of France colonial slavery has roots in three major ethnic groups: people

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Taino/Arawak Africans Christianity

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TAINO/ARAWAK PEOPLE
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in the colonial history of Hispaniola, they were exterminated by the Spanish struggle, uprising and eventual defeat was chronicled by historians the day, and little of their spiritual traditions survive in contemporary Vodoun

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AFRICANS
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was some contact between escaped Africans and the surviving Tainos, but little is documented many ethnic groups brought to Haiti is what most of Vodoun ceremonial practice is derived so many African groups were represented, no on particular African service could satisfy all participants, especially since reverence for ancestral lines was so important ethnic group would take its turn at a gathering
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take turns approach actually evolved into the ceremonial order of the Vodoun liturgy

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CHRISTIANITY

Europeans from France and other countries, including pro-Stuart deportees from the British Isles during the Stuart Wars, also settled in Haiti. contributions include the Catholic popular piety of the day, their folk beliefs, and also certain spiritual entities. example, the Celtic pre-Christian goddess Brigid became Maman Brigitte, the mother of all reclaimed ancestors.

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DENOMINATIONS OF HAITIN RELIGION

ORTHODOX VODOU

MAKAYA KONGO RITE

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ORTHODOX VODOU
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this denomination, Dahomean, Nigerian and Kongo lwa are given primary importance, and initiations are conducted based mainly on Dahomean practices. A priest or priestess recieves the asson, a ceremonial rattle, as an emblem of priesthood. this rite, a priest is known as a Houngan or sometimes gangan, a priestess is known as a Mambo.

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MAKAYA
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of Makaya congregations are not initiated and do not receive the asson. priest is called a Bokor, and a priestess is sometimes referred to as a sorciere, sorceress. However, most Makaya leaders are men, female Makaya priests are rare Makaya liturgy is less uniform from peristyle to peristyle than the orthodox Vodou, and there is a stronger emphasis on magic as opposed to religion. rite is present in Port-au-Prince, and is strongly represented in the Artibonite Valley in
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KONGO RITE
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the name implies, it is almost exclusively representative of the Kongo tradition. or priestess of this line is called a serviteur. rite is concentrated near Gonaives in central Haiti, and an annual Kongo festival is held in Sucrie near Gonaives.

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BELIEFS THEY HAVE IN COMMON

All of these traditions have several beliefs in common:

There is only one God, called Gran Met, or Great Master; and also Bondye, from the French Bon Dieu, Good God. There are lesser entities are called lwa, and though they vary from rite to rite, they are all considered immediately accessible through the mechanism of spirit possession
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. Possession in the context of a ceremony is considered normal, natural, and highly desirable, not demonic or satanic. All rites employ prayer, song, drumming, costume, and dancing during ceremonies.

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 Anyone

may participate in Vodou. There are no gender, racial, age, sexual orientation, or national origin requirements, neither is anyone asked to renounce a pre-existing religious affiliation. In Haiti, the vast majority of Vodouisants are also Roman Catholics. are a series of levels of initiation in orthodox Vodou. All levels of initiation are open to men and women.

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