Haiti's annual Day of The Dead festivities
take place on the first two days of November during All Saints and All Souls
Day during which voodoo believers and devotees celebrate with candles, alcohol
and food. Families come together to celebrate loved ones who have passed on to
the great beyond with face-painting, storytelling and food offerings.
In Haiti, the celebrations centre around
honoring the Haitian voodoo spirits of Baron Samdi and Gede. According to
Haitian folklore, when a person dies, Baron Samedi digs up their grave greets
their soul and leads them to the underworld. Haitians congregate at
the Baron Samedi cross on the Day of The Dead where they dress up, smoke
cigarettes and drink rum. ...
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