Haiti ; its dawn of progress after years in a night of revolution . WOMEN CARRYING IN TO MARKET BASKETS WHICH THEYHAVE MADE. LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE THEY ARE CARRIEDON THEIR HEADS. THE CATHEDRAL Vaudoux these original beliefs they have slowly accumu-lated a few Indian superstitions and verymany of the ceremonies and attributes ofChristianity, so that Vaudouxism as it existsin Haiti to-day is a unique religion. Vaudoux is the deity of the Vaudouxists andis represented as a venomless serpent. Thehuman leader of the creed is a high priest se-lected by the followers of Vaudoux fromamong themselves an
Haiti ; its dawn of progress after years in a night of revolution . WOMEN CARRYING IN TO MARKET BASKETS WHICH THEYHAVE MADE. LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE THEY ARE CARRIEDON THEIR HEADS. THE CATHEDRAL Vaudoux these original beliefs they have slowly accumu-lated a few Indian superstitions and verymany of the ceremonies and attributes ofChristianity, so that Vaudouxism as it existsin Haiti to-day is a unique religion. Vaudoux is the deity of the Vaudouxists andis represented as a venomless serpent. Thehuman leader of the creed is a high priest se-lected by the followers of Vaudoux fromamong themselves and is known as Papaloi,and he in turn selects a high priestess who iscalled Mamanloi (corruptions of the wordsPapa Roi and Maman Roi). In these twopersonages is supposed to be the divine , mixed with this pure Vaudouxism, thereis much Christian ceremony, such as the in-clusion of the worship of the Virgin Mary andthe observance of Easter Day. Like all primitive religious cults, the Vau-douxists include in their rites sacrifices andself-inflicted punishments. Animals of vari- 53 Haiti: Its Dawn of Progress ous kinds are sacrificed at each meeting ofVaudouxists and
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