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 All of these ceremonies have been put to dance that
people can understand by the Ballets D' Haiti. Even dances
like La Dfnzse "Ibo" which express the cynicism of the Ibo
tribe of Nigeria, are portrayed. It is said that the Ibos
refused to be subjected to slavery preferring to commit
suicide.


 Many are the accounts of how these Ibos would meet
at a particular place and time and commit suicide together.
The belief was that after death they would return to-e.ther
to their hamel.nd across the seas. In fact every Voodoo
dance is a dance that is done to call the gods from the shores
of Africa and it is the Vocdoo drums that make them rush to

Haiti ... that is why there are special drums to call special
gods and if the drums lose their sacredness through foul
touch they become dumb and would not be heard by the gods.
That is why drums are kept in a sacred place *.. a thing
not to be touched by women.


 Haiti will add a special touch to CARIPESTA ... will
help bring about a greater awareness among our several peoples.


 All of the countries participating in this Cultural
exposition will create an awareness of people. CARIPESTA is
about our several peoples, whether they are the simple Hindu-
stanis of Surinam, the Black Caribs of Belize, Rastafarians
of Jamaica, Bahians of Erazil or the strange and captive ting
Haitian.













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