{"article":{"id":117892,"heading":"Nov 2nd = Fete Ghede in Haiti","author":"moth","created":"2004-10-19 06:12:17","modified":"2004-10-19 06:12:17","last_modified":"Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:12:17","article":"<br><br>  <br>  <br> Fete Ghede, the Feast of the Ancestors  <br><br> On the same day as the election between TweedleDumb and Dumber, the crossroads between the ancestor spirit lwas will open and the deceased will greet their loved ones in the realm of the living..  <br><br> The continuing slaughter of Famni Lavalas Aristide supporters in Haiti by the US backed regime Latortue and the UN troops took many lives across to the other side before their time..  <br><br> Bawon Samdi (Baron Samedi) is the lwa Master of the Cemetary, the gatekeeper at the crossroads between the living and the dead. He is often seen wearing a black tophat and black jacket, prefering offerings of black coffee, roasted peanuts and bread..  <br><br> While the Haitian wealthy elite and their US CIA backers continue the oppression and slaughter of the Lavalas Family, the spirits of the dead do not forget..  <br><br> Any attempted theft of the election this Nov 2nd by GW Bush will not go unnoticed by Bawon Samdi..  <br><br>  <br><br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meta-religion.com\/World_Religions\/Voodoo\/ancestors.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.meta-religion.com\/World_Religions\/Voodoo\/ancestors.htm<\/a>  <br><br>  <br>  <br> www.party4peace.com\/ <br>  <br> \n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"November 2nd is Fete Ghede in Haiti, or All Souls Day when the ancestor spirits of the deceased walk alongside the living..\r\n","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2004\/10\/117892.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}