Brockton Public Library Presentation

The day after the presentation at Brown University, I and a couple of my classmates went to Brockton to another public presentation about Vodou. This one, however, did not have an abbreviated ceremony but rather a few speakers from the local Haitian community, some great singing, and a short pageant. In many ways, it was geared towards Haitians and in fact the vast majority of the audience were Haitian. Therefore, besides being entertaining, it was also interesting to see how Vodou and Ghede were presented and understood by Haitians in Massachusetts.

A couple of the drummers. The musician on the left is also one of my Haitian Kreyol professors at UMass and was the one who invited me. 

Singing a few songs before the food.

Some of the delicious food they served at the end.