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Voodoo in Haiti

Voodoo in Haiti: A voodoo believer fights for his sacrifice during a mass ritual
A voodoo believer makes a sacrifice during a mass ritual at the Plaine du Nord festival, about 300km north of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. Voodoo has been practised on the island for almost 300 years Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Voodoo in Haiti: A voodoo believer swims in a mud pool during a mass ritual
A voodoo believer swims in a mud pool during a mass ritual at the Plaine du Nord festival Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuterst
Voodoo in Haiti: A voodoo believer lowers a child into a mud pool
A voodoo believer lowers a child into a mud pool during a mass ritual at the Plaine du Nord festival Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Voodoo in Haiti: Voodoo believers light candles during a mass ritual
Voodoo believers light candles during a mass ritual to clean their souls in the sea at Limonade, Cap Haitien, Haiti Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Voodoo in Haiti: A voodoo believer offers a bottle of water to the spirits
A voodoo believer offers a bottle of water to the spirits during a religious ceremony to clean souls in the sea at Limonade, Cap Haitien Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Voodoo in Haiti: A voodoo believer prays during a mass ritual to clean souls
A voodoo believer prays during a mass ritual to clean souls in the sea at Limonade, in Cap Haitien Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Voodoo in Haiti: A voodoo believer prays inside a church during a religious ceremony
A voodoo believer prays inside a church during a religious ceremony to clean their souls at the town of Limonade, Cap Haitien Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Voodoo in Haiti: A voodoo priest walks around a believer in a trance during a mass ritual
A voodoo priest walks around a believer in a trance during a mass ritual at the Plaine du Nord festival Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Voodoo in Haiti: A voodoo believer puts a candle into her mouth as she falls into a trance
A voodoo believer puts a candle into her mouth as she falls into a trance during a mass ritual at the Plaine du Nord festival Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Voodoo in Haiti: A voodoo believer offers a rooster to the spirits at a mass ritual
A voodoo believer offers a rooster to the spirits at a mass ritual during the Plaine du Nord festival Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Voodoo in Haiti: Voodoo believers pose for a picture during a mass ritual
Voodoo believers pose for a picture during a mass ritual at the Plaine du Nord festival Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Voodoo in Haiti: Voodoo pilgrims bathe in a waterfall believed to have purifying powers
Voodoo pilgrims bathe in a waterfall believed to have purifying powers during an annual celebration in Saut d'Eau, Haiti Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP
Voodoo in Haiti: Voodoo pilgrims bathe in a waterfall believed to have purifying powers
Voodoo pilgrims bathe in a waterfall believed to have purifying powers during an annual celebration in Saut d'Eau, Haiti Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP
Voodoo in Haiti: Haitian pilgrims participate in the Saut D'eau voodoo festival
Haitian pilgrims participate in the Saut D'eau voodoo festival Photograph: Andrés Martinez Casares/EPA
Voodoo in Haiti: Voodoo pilgrims bathe at a waterfall believed to have purifying powers
Voodoo pilgrims bathe at a waterfall believed to have purifying powers during the annual celebration in Saut d'Eau, Haiti Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP
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