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2006 VOODOO HEAD
WASHING
in honor of Marie Laveau
St. John’s Eve 2006
Sallie Ann Glassman and La Source Ancienne Ounfo celebrate
St. John’s Eve with their annual ceremony on the
footbridge over Bayou St. John (near Cabrini High School).
Vodou Ceremony
Participants wear all white and bring a white scarf or
rag for their head
Marie
Laveau
They also bring an offering for Marie Laveau. She likes
flowers, blue and white candles, hair ribbons and hair
dressing supplies (She was a hairdresser.), Vodou-esque
items (Voodoo dolls, potions, gris-gris bags, etc.), or
images of Marie Laveau. |
