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Thousands of Haitians mark annual pilgrimage far from a sacred waterfall surrounded by gangs

Thousands of Haitians mark annual pilgrimage far from a sacred waterfall surrounded by gangs

Toronto Star4 days ago
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The massive crowd that would gather once a year at a revered waterfall in central Haiti where the faithful would splash in its sacred waters and rub their bodies with aromatic leaves was not there on Wednesday.
Powerful gangs in March attacked the town of Saut-d'Eau, whose 100-foot-long waterfall had for decades drawn thousands of Vodou and Christian faithful alike.
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