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Thousands visit sacred waterfalls in Saut d'Eau pilgrimage

(17 Jul 2007) SHOTLIST 1. Various of crowds of people gathered around waterfalls in voodoo pilgrimage 2. Close-up of candles 3. Woman holding candles 4. Man with candles praying 5. People around waterfall 6. SOUNDBITE (French) Vox pop: "The saut d'eau means people can come here to pray." 7. Various of people cleaning themselves in the water 8. Wide of woman - looking as if she was possessed - being held by other men 9. Close-up of woman holding her head under water 10. Wide of people in waterfall 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Vox pop: "To take a bath in the water and clean myself from the heat and from bad energy as well." (Q: "Do you believe in it?") "I think it gave me very good energy, it gave me life, it felt very good, I think so." 12. Various of people at the waterfall STORYLINE Thousands of Haitians visited the sacred saut d'eau waterfalls in a voodoo pilgrimage on Monday to pray for everything from good crops to a good life. A participant in the week-long pilgrimage described the reason for coming as the opportunity "to take a bath in the water and clean myself from the heat and from bad energy as well." Legend has it that in the mid-1800s an image of the Virgin Mary appeared near the waterfalls of Saut d'Eau. Today, most pilgrims pay homage to the goddess of love - Erzulie - the equivalent of the Virgin Mary in Vodou, the Creole word for voodoo. Pilgrims strip and submerge themselves in the water, bathing with soap and aromatic leaves like mint. Some stand under the cascade with arms stretched wide, and ask Erzulie for favours, while others begin shaking, believing they are possessed. Voodoo evolved in the 17th century from African slaves. French colonisers forced them to practice Roman Catholicism but many remained loyal to their African religions in secret by adopting Catholic saints to coincide with African spirits. The Virgin Mary became Erzulie, St. Jacques became Ogun, a warrior spirit. Voodoo followers believe in a supreme God and a world of powerful spirits who link the human with the divine. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...