During Vodou ceremonies, lwa are offered treats that include papayas, coffee, popcorn, lollipops and cheese puffs. A ceremony ...

Louis’s softly menacing effigy of a Haitian deity posed in a flood of daylight at the Gardner Museum. The handful of steps leading up to its perch are dotted with candles, altar-like; the gothic arch ...

Jackson had been practicing Vodou for a few years, and wanted to become a Manbo priestess, a female ritual specialist, ...

«And when you participate in a Vodou ceremony as the president of the Haitian people, you show which side you’re on.» A president is not simply elected, but chosen by invisible forces.