A pilgrim traces a candle across his body during the voodou festival at Plaine du Nord in northern Haiti on July 24, 2008.

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A pilgrim traces a candle over his head to beckon the lwas during the annual Plaine du Nord voodou festival in northern Haiti 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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