Friday, February 15, 2008

bonswa, bonswa


haitian dancers, vodou practicers.

vodou is a dance of the spirit: a system of movements, gestures, prayers, and songs in veneration of the invisible forces of life. vodou was created in haiti in a revolutionary struggle against slavery and continues today as the religion of most of the haitian people. it is the oldest, most famous, and least understood of all diasporan religions.

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