Preparations have been made. People have assembled. Houngans, mambos, and hounsi, dressed in white, have gathered, and there is a pregnant moment of expectation, a soft and subtle stirring of something, and a knowing that we are about to begin. The fet opens--the words, in French, of the Our Father are chanted, beginning, "Notre Père, … Continue reading Vodou and Catholicism Part One – Historical Context