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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).
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 ...
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]
Houngan (Vodou Priest), Sèvitè (servant) Sèvitè Jean-Daniel Lafontant is a Houngan or Haitian Vodou priest and guardian of Temple Na-Ri-VéH 777 . In addition to his Vodou practice, he has also worked in marketing, nonprofits, and education, and has been one of the leading public voices for Haitian Vodou in United States media.
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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.
François Mackandal (c. 1730-c. 1758) was a Haitian Maroon leader in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti).He is sometimes described as a Haitian vodou priest, or houngan.