Haiti's annual Day of The Dead festivities take place on the first two
days of November during All Saints and All Souls Day during which voodoo
believers and devotees celebrate with candles, alcohol and food.
Families come together to celebrate loved ones who have passed on to the
great beyond with face-painting, storytelling and food offerings.
In Haiti, the celebrations centre around honoring the Haitian voodoo
spirits of Baron Samdi and Gede. According to Haitian folklore, when a
person dies, Baron Samedi digs up their grave greets their soul and
leads them to the underworld. Haitians congregate at the Baron Samedi
cross on the Day of The Dead where they dress up, smoke cigarettes and
drink rum.
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