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| Joseph Etienne prays to Baron Samdi, the chief of the Gede spirits, as
other believers look on at the foot of 'The Baron's Cross' in the National Cemetery in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday, November 2, 2002. The Nov. 1 and 2 ceremonies honoring
the Gede, a group of spirits responsible for the dead, cemeteries and procreation, are
among the most important of the year in Vodou. Believers honor the Gede as well as their
dead relatives by wearing white, black or purple and by making offerings of candles, food
and alcohol in temples and at cemeteries across the country. (AP Photo/Jane Regan) |
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| A woman possessed by one of the Gede taunts passersby with swears and
steals flowers from tombs in the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday,
Nov. 2, 2002. The Nov. 1 and 2 ceremonies honoring the Gede, a group of spirits known for
the pranks and sexual jokes and responsible for the dead, cemeteries and procreation, are
among the most important of the year in Voodoo. Believers honor the Gede as well as their
dead relatives by wearing white, black or purple and by making offerings of candles,
flowers, food and alcohol in temples and at cemeteries across the country. (AP Photo/Jane
Regan) |
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| A woman possessed by one of the Gede taunts passersby with swears and
steals flowers from tombs in the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday,
Nov. 2, 2002. The Nov. 1 and 2 ceremonies honoring the Gede, a group of spirits known for
the pranks and sexual jokes and responsible for the dead, cemeteries and procreation, are
among the most important of the year in Voodoo. Believers honor the Gede as well as their
dead relatives by wearing white, black or purple and by making offerings of candles,
flowers, food and alcohol in temples and at cemeteries across the country. (AP Photo/Jane
Regan) |
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| Vodou believers crowd around 'The Baron's Cross' to offer candles,
flowers, coffee, rum and distilled sugar cane liquor to Baron Samdi, the chief Gede
spirit, at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002. The
Nov. 1 and 2 ceremonies honoring the Gede, a group of spirits responsible for the dead,
cemeteries and procreation, are among the most important of the year in Vodou. Believers
honor the Gede as well as their dead relatives by wearing white, black or purple and by
making offerings in temples and at cemeteries across the country. (AP Photo/Jane Regan) |
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| A friend leads Pierre Emmanuel, 26, possessed by one of the Gede, or
Vodou spirits of the dead, through the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on
Friday, Nov. 1, 2002. The two-day ceremony honoring the Gede, a group of spirits known for
their humorous and sometimes sexual jokes and gestures and who are responsible for the
dead, cemeteries and procreation, are among the most important of the year in Vodou.
Believers honor the Gede, whose leader is Baron Samdi, as well as their dead relatives
bywearing white, black or purple and by making offerings of flowers, candles, food and
drink in temples and at cemeteries across the country. (AP Photo/Jane Regan) |
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| Yolene Pierre-Louis, 48, possessed by one of the Gede, or Vodou spirits
of the dead, is in a momentary trance while holding a bowl full of offerings as people
talk with her at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, Nov. 1, 2002.
The two-day ceremony honoring the Gede, a group of spirits known for their humorous and
sometimes sexual jokes and gestures and who are responsible for the dead, cemeteries and
procreation, are among the most important of the year in Vodou. Believers honor the Gede,
whose leader is Baron Samdi, as well as their dead relatives by wearing white, black or
purple and by making offerings of flowers, candles, food and drink in temples and at
cemeteries across the country. (AP Photo/Jane Regan) |
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| Holding a bowl, Anne-Marie Estime makes an offering to Baron Samdi, the
head of the Gede, or Vodou spirits of the dead, at the foot of the 'Baron Samdi's Cross'
while other devotees look on in the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday,
Nov. 1, 2002. The two-day ceremony honoring the Gede, a group of spirits known for their
humorous and sometimes sexual jokes and gestures and who are responsible for the dead,
cemeteries and procreation, are among the most important of the year in Vodou. Believers
honor the Gede, as well as their dead relatives by wearing white, black or purple and by
making offerings of flowers, candles, food and drink in temples and at cemeteries across
the country. (AP Photo/Jane Regan) |
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| Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Assistant Secretary-General Colin
Granderson talks to the press during a meeting with other CARICOM officials in
Petion-Ville on Monday, Nov. 11, 2002. Granderson led a high-level CARICOM delegation to
begin talks with Haitian officials Monday to implement Haiti's membership in the regional
organization. (AP Photo/Jane Regan) |
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