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SUBSCRIBE a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FPlanetDoc a Full Documentaries every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday FULL DOCUMENTARIES a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FFull-Docs a In this documentary we enter the mysterious world of voodoo Know their origin beliefs gods rites and best kept secrets The Mysteries of Voodoo 00 07 Millions of people were captured in Africa and sold in America By the end of the 18th Century in Haiti alone there was a population of more than 2 900 000 African slaves After becoming a French possession in 1697 Haiti soon became America's biggest producer of sugar and also one of the places with the highest number of slaves in the world 03 42 Boukman the leader of the browns organised a great secret ceremony in BOIS CAIMAN That night on 14th August 1891 a black pig was sacrificed and all those present drank its blood The revolution of the slaves had begun The message was very clear cut off heads burn houses and destroy plantations In a few days more than a thousand whites were killed The terrified white settlers started the legend that the blacks had made a pact with the devil that night in BOIS CAIMAN Voodoo is a religion that is very closely linked with nature and many of its deities dwell in rivers valleys and mountains There are many natural settings which are real sanctuaries The faithful retreat to these places to meditate and meet their luas or family spirits and the principle forces of the Universe These are spiritual observatories that enable them to communicate with the Great Beyond 09 40 Limonat beach is a place of pilgrimage Preachers from the most distant parts of the country come here to perform Guin ceremonies and beseech the favour of Erzuli mother Earth the Goddess of Love who is identified in syncretism with the Virgin Mary They mainly offer food and rum and wait for Erzuli to appear for her to take possession of someone's body 15 20 The lak s are self-sufficient population cells Work is communal as is the product obtained from this work Each lak is run by a HOUNGAN or voodoo priest who is called MAMBO 18 20 A great deal of ceremonies are performed in cemeteries among the dead The people are not afraid of these places and it is commonplace and considered to be a great honour for someone to sleep on his father's grave The tomb of Baron Sammedi the King of the Dead can be found in all cemeteries although in some it can only be identified by the people from the village to stop outsiders working there Normally it can be recognised by its large cross and the first burial is made here 19 25 Tonight we are witnesses to an expedition made by a HOUNGAN from Artibonito the region of Haiti with the strongest magic fire is prepared with pine sticks and pieces of paper with someone's name written on them in order to tie somebody down so that they cannot leave another person They also use special powders made by the HOUNGAN In voodoo these powders are very important Each HOUNGAN has his own mixtures which can go from healing powders to zombie powder This ceremony is performed so that the Baron may deliver justice in a dispute and carry out the sentence on the guilty party The red and black dolls represent the protagonists men and women of the lawsuit that is presented When this powerful HOUNGAN is possessed he has the power to eat glass Baron Sammedi reigns over all the GUEDE the spirits of the dead When he mounts someone he acts like a joker and uses obscene language This is the lua of sexuality and he falls in love with women his dance imitates the coital act and he always smokes a lot 39 36 We attended the rite of initiation into Cuban black magic Palo Monte by members of the secret society Awuaka The essential difference between santeria and El Palo is that here they work with the dead instead of with the saints Once the initiation is over the prendas mayombe must be fed So a goat and two hens are sacrificed Their blood will satisfy the appetite of the dead who will help the newly-initiated member to follow the way of Palo Monte 47 11 Umbanda is based on the worship of the EGUN beings with great spiritual light strength and wisdom Their objective is to attract these beneficial spirits so as to do good Here drums and rhythm play a fundamental role Each spirit has its own beat and its own cadence Their altars are dedicated to the same deities as in voodoo and santeria EXU OGGUN the warrior LEMANYA the siren OBATALA the creator XANGO and the rest of the African pantheon SUBSCRIBE a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FPlanetDoc a FULL DOCUMENTARIES a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FFull-Docs a CULTURE DOCUMENTARIES a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FCultureDocs a FACEBOOK a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FFBPDoc a TWITTER a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FTwPDoc a TUMBLR a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FTbPlDoc a

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