Bois-Neuf - Haiti Observer Blog

Reverend Jules Campion of the Our Lady of Fatima Bible Center put on a three-day religious event in the tiny village of Bois Neuf. At the ceremonial site, he and other priests performed a Catholic cleansing ritual, with Voodoo and evangelical components. The gathering was the biggest of its kind Haiti had witnessed in years.

The event began with the Catholic practice of sprinkling holy water over the heads of the crowd. This was followed by exhortations of the priests to cast out evil spirits, as the participants tumbled to the ground, screaming.

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