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Vodou is a religion freighted with mischaracterizations, down to its very name, which is frequently styled incorrectly as “voodoo.” Among practitioners, the word is considered a pejorative. For centuries Haitians have practiced Vodou as a holistic way of life, brought to Haiti from West Africa by enslaved people. Vodou is at the core of Haitian identity. Photographer Dieu-Nalio Chery (@cdieunalio) has been documenting his fellow Haitians in New York. “I was hoping to dispel prejudices about Vodou and help practitioners to gain greater acceptance in the United States,” he writes. Head to the link in our bio to view his photo essay. (Pictured, believers on the stairs at a crowded temple in Brooklyn in November. Vodou priestess Jocelyne Pierre Louis is taken over by a spirit during a ritual in Brooklyn in March. Drummers, shown here in Brooklyn in March, are essential to Vodou ceremonies, beckoning ancestral spirits to be present.)
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