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The oungan has full control and a central role in ceremonies [7] each oungan or manbo having an original take on the style of ritual performed. [10] They serve as the middlemen between followers of Vodou and lwa. Customary colours for a oungan are red, black, and white. [11] Oungans may have students or assistants called badji-cans. [9]
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).
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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Male priests are referred to as an oungan, alternatively spelled houngan or hungan, [215] or a prèt Vodou ("Vodou priest"). [216] Priestesses are termed manbo, alternatively spelled mambo. [217] Oungan numerically dominate in rural Haiti, while there is a more equitable balance of priests and priestesses in urban areas. [218]
A manbo (also written as mambo) is a priestess (as opposed to a oungan, a male priest) in the Haitian Vodou religion. [1] [2] Haitian Vodou's conceptions of priesthood stem from the religious traditions of enslaved people from Dahomey, in what is today Benin. [3]
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