Events organized in Haiti turn into a spectacle

If you can catch a festival when church teams made up of young people compete, you will witness an extraordinary show. Children put their faith to the test by competing in songs and dances. The voodoo festival is another major event for the locals. If you are permitted to attend this event, bring a bottle of whiskey with you.

It's the must-see event on the Voodoo calendar, a celebration of the voodoo religion and the cults linked with it that gathers fetish priests, adepts, traditional chiefs, and observers from all over the world. There are ceremonial sacrifices, as well as dancing, drinking, and incessant drumming. Devotees adopt the identities of gods, dressing up and evolving into that deity as they travel, with the magical realm nearby. The Zangbeto resemble huge walking grass skirts, while the Egungun — the most powerful – are totally clothed in colorful patchwork garments. They emerge from the jungle and make their way through the settlement, springing at any spectator who gets too close. You don't want the Egun to touch you since he may kill you! When they arrive at the village center, they execute a type of dance aimed to frighten the public, which is frequently met with roars and laughs.