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DERICK NURSE
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looking to meet male or female persons who know about this religion in santo domingo.would like to correspong with them and about visiting the country...
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voodoo/santeria
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RAMON SANTOS
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Doreen
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gio
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Dee DeMusis
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HI there, people--
I found your responses to Derick interesting, but I need to tell you that voodoo and santeria are alive and well and flourishing in the DR. As an independent missionary who comes to the DR often, I have encountered practioners overtly [in our work in the field] and otherwise. Wherever there is a HAitian or Hispanic population you will find practitioners of their craft.
I am presently in New York and even here there are shops for the botanicals and other supplies; there are also places of worship.
Dig a little deeper: you'll find what you're seeking.
Dee
I found your responses to Derick interesting, but I need to tell you that voodoo and santeria are alive and well and flourishing in the DR. As an independent missionary who comes to the DR often, I have encountered practioners overtly [in our work in the field] and otherwise. Wherever there is a HAitian or Hispanic population you will find practitioners of their craft.
I am presently in New York and even here there are shops for the botanicals and other supplies; there are also places of worship.
Dig a little deeper: you'll find what you're seeking.
Dee
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Jensita
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I also find it interesting to read the responses from fellow board members. Until recently I was very anti voodoo and I put down the practices of this religion due to my ignorance on the topic. Afterall ignorace breeds fear. Voodoo is actually a combined religion of both Christian and African beliefs. It is not neccessarily all about evil and cursing people. I did some research on this topic recently and found some interesting sites on the net about voodoo. When the popular culture myth is exosed it acually can be understood as an authentic religion with practices that are often equated with those of us in the Christian world. I am glad that I looked more deeply into the topic and found a more enlightened outlook on voodoo or vudu as it is in the DR. Good Luck on the quest for knowledge in the DR I hope you find what it is you are looking for. (Make it a possitive experience)
Jennifer.
Jennifer.
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x495486
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If you want to find Voodoo you probably have to travel to the soutwest part of the island, around Azua and Barahona and futher west. Around that area the practice is called Palo. I also believe it's illegal in the Domninican Republic to practice voodoo.
Peace
Peace
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JC
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>>>If you want to find Voodoo you probably have to travel to the soutwest part of the island, around Azua and Barahona and futher west. Around that area the practice is called Palo>>>
Is that why the song of Juan Luis Guerra says "Viene a pedir mi mano, viene, vamos tocar unos palos p? que me quiera por siempre"
Perhaps, the lyrics are referring to a folkloric dance named "Palos".
Interesting subject.
Is that why the song of Juan Luis Guerra says "Viene a pedir mi mano, viene, vamos tocar unos palos p? que me quiera por siempre"
Perhaps, the lyrics are referring to a folkloric dance named "Palos".
Interesting subject.
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Edgar
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Hello J.C.
I spent three months in Barahona and witnessed a couple of Fiesta de Palo. So you are right. The music and the dance itself is called Palo, but I related it to the whole atmosphere that I witnessed in the mountains around San Rafael, west of Barahona. This is a very interesting subject.
Thanks for the correction
I spent three months in Barahona and witnessed a couple of Fiesta de Palo. So you are right. The music and the dance itself is called Palo, but I related it to the whole atmosphere that I witnessed in the mountains around San Rafael, west of Barahona. This is a very interesting subject.
Thanks for the correction
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sean
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There is plenty of "syncretic" religion in the Dominican Republic, though it's hidden from view. In the DR they divide it into santera, which is more common, and vodu dominicana -- the divisions are close to the Rada and Petwo distinctions in Haiti. Syncretic religion combines African and Catholic elements, and often are practiced without realizing the African roots of some religious practices. You can also find Afro-Catholic religious festivals in Villa Mella and Villa Altagracia, northern suburbs of Santo Domingo, in Haina and Nigua just west of Santo Domingo, and a lot of other places. Also interesting are the cattle festivals in the Southeast, towns like Higuey, Hato Mayor, Monte Plata and Bayaguana. Most Dominicans are pretty derisive of African culture, so even a guy in Villa Mella playing palos drums for the Brotherhood of the Congo will deny that what he's doing has anything to do with African culture.
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JC
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When I was growing up in the DR there was a very famous hit merengue song by "Johnny Ventura y su Combo Show" that said: "A mi una bruja me dijo: te tienen velas prend?as, unas las prenden de noche y otras la prenden de d?a. Ap?game la vela Mar?a..."
Another band leader "Cuco Valoy" was nicknamed "El Brujo" and his group was called "La Tribu". His popularity derived in part of the "brujer?a" theme, since he used to dress and put on a very realistic performance with music, lyrics and the mimicking of a typical session. Very colorful, sometimes hilarious, and somewhat authentic nonetheless.
Another angle to this is the fact that the "brujo" in many communities is considered the "medicine man" and therefore enjoy a sort of "priesthood status". So is kind of a spiritual/healing symbiosis fused with metaphysical beliefs.
In fact many people use them as a first (or last) resort when it comes to the treament of health ailments.
As far as the combination with Catholicism, that came about as a clever way to camouflage the practice of African religions before the eyes of the Spaniards. As a result, many of their deities were renamed after saints or virgins. But this happened in other territories such as Cuba, for example.
Another band leader "Cuco Valoy" was nicknamed "El Brujo" and his group was called "La Tribu". His popularity derived in part of the "brujer?a" theme, since he used to dress and put on a very realistic performance with music, lyrics and the mimicking of a typical session. Very colorful, sometimes hilarious, and somewhat authentic nonetheless.
Another angle to this is the fact that the "brujo" in many communities is considered the "medicine man" and therefore enjoy a sort of "priesthood status". So is kind of a spiritual/healing symbiosis fused with metaphysical beliefs.
In fact many people use them as a first (or last) resort when it comes to the treament of health ailments.
As far as the combination with Catholicism, that came about as a clever way to camouflage the practice of African religions before the eyes of the Spaniards. As a result, many of their deities were renamed after saints or virgins. But this happened in other territories such as Cuba, for example.
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Keith
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It seems alot of people try to deny the fact that this stuff exists in DR.But I saw it first hand and know people who participate in it in DR and NYC.And hey why not beleive in it,religion is a big hoax anyway.