A manbo, or voodou priestess, prepares initiates a newcomer during the annual Plaine du Nord voodou festival on July 24, 2008.

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A manbo or voodou priestess prepares initiates a newcomer during the annual Plaine du Nord voodou festival on July 24 2008 The baptismal festival centers around St Jacques hole a mud pit on the edge of the village and honors the lwa Ogou who presides over matters of war politics fire and iron as well as St James the Catholic warrior saint

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Location: Plaine du Nord, Haiti
Photo credit: © David Zentz / Alamy / Afripics
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