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Oungan (also written as houngan) is the term for a male priest in Haitian Vodou (a female priest is known as a mambo). [1] The term is derived from Gbe languages (Fon, Ewe, Adja, Phla, Gen, Maxi and Gun). The word hounnongan means chief priest. Hounnongan or oungans are also known as makandals. [2]
A bokor (male) (Haitian Creole: bòkò) or caplata (female) is a Vodou priest or priestess for hire in Haiti who is said to serve the loa, " 'with both hands', practicing for both good and evil." [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Their practice includes the creation of zombies and of ouangas (talismans that house spirits).
The leader of the ceremony is a male priest called a houngan, or a female priest called a mambo. The term is believed to derive from the Fon houn for "abode of spirits." [1] At the centre of the temple is the potomitan, a post used to contact spirits, and a highly decorated altar.
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Haitian mythology consists of many folklore stories from different time periods, involving sacred dance and deities, all the way to Vodou.Haitian Vodou is a syncretic mixture of Roman Catholic rituals developed during the French colonial period, based on traditional African beliefs, with roots in Dahomey, Kongo and Yoruba traditions, and folkloric influence from the indigenous Taino peoples of ...
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