Saut-d'Eau
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Saut-d'Eau is a commune in the Mirebalais Arrondissement, in the Centre department of Haiti. It has 34,885 inhabitants.
Saut-d'Eau Waterfall
Haitian Vodou
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Haitian Vodou is an African diasporic religion that developed in Haiti between the 16th and 19th centuries. It arose through a process of syncretism between several traditional religions of West and C
Saut-d'Eau
…7, 1842. The waterfall is approximately 100 feet high and is the tallest in Haiti. The area holds cultural significance in Haiti, to both Catholic and Vodou practitioners. In the 19th century, it is believed that the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (or the closely associated Erzulie Dantor, a Vodou loa) appeared…
A sequined drapo flag, by Haitian artist Georges Valris, depicting the vèvè symbol of the lwa Loko Atison; these symbols play an important role in Vodou ritual.
Vodou paraphernalia for sale at the Marché de Fer (Iron Market) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
An oungan (Vodou priest) with another practitioner at a ceremony in Haiti in 2011
A selection of ritual items used in Vodou practice on display in the Canadian Museum of Civilization