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| A Haitian pilgrim possessed by Vodou spirits bathes in the sacred mud
pool of Plaine du Nord in Haiti on Thursday July 24, 2003 during one of the most important
Vodou pilgrimages in the country that began Wednesday with rituals to Ogou, the Vodou god
of war, and ended Saturday with rites to the goddess of love, Erzuli. This year's crowd of
more than 10,000 was half of what it was last year. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Haitians possessed by Vodou spirits bathe in the sacred mud pool of
Plaine du Nord, Haiti on Thursday, July 24, 2003 during one of the most important Vodou
pilgrimages in the country that began Wednesday with rituals to Ogou, the Vodou god of
war, and ended Saturday with rites to the goddess of love, Erzuli. This year's crowd of
more than 10,000 was half of what it was last year. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| A Haitian pilgrim lights a candle and prays outside of the church in
Plaine du Nord, Haiti, Wednesday, July 23, 2003, a few days before the celebration
honoring the village's patron saint, St. Jack, and the parallel celebrations honoring the
Vodou spirit Ogou. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Plaine du Nord, Haiti, Wednesday, July 23, 2003. (BBC Photo) |
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| Plaine du Nord, Haiti, Wednesday, July 23, 2003. (BBC Photo) |
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| Plaine du Nord, Haiti, Wednesday, July 23, 2003. (BBC Photo) |
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