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A devotee pretending to be the spirit known as a Gede smiles during a ceremony honoring the Haitian voodoo spirits of Baron Samdi and Gede on the Day of the Dead in the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on November 1, 2016. Voodoo believers and devotees offer candles, alcohol and food. The Day of the Dead is celebrated on the first two days of November during All Saints and All Souls Day. (Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP Photo)

A devotee pretending to be the spirit known as a Gede smiles during a ceremony honoring the Haitian voodoo spirits of Baron Samdi and Gede on the Day of the Dead in the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on November 1, 2016. Voodoo believers and devotees offer candles, alcohol and food. The Day of the Dead is celebrated on the first two days of November during All Saints and All Souls Day. (Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP Photo)



Voodoo followers take part in ceremonies honoring the Haitian voodoo spirits of Baron Samdi and Gede during Day of the Dead in the National Cemetery, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on November 1, 2016. (Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP Photo)

Voodoo followers take part in ceremonies honoring the Haitian voodoo spirits of Baron Samdi and Gede during Day of the Dead in the National Cemetery, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on November 1, 2016. (Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP Photo)



A voodoo believer is purified by cleaning his head with wine at an altar during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

A voodoo believer is purified by cleaning his head with wine at an altar during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)



A voodoo believer, dressed as “Gede”, a spirit of voodoo, greets people (not pictured) as he sits on a grave during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

A voodoo believer, dressed as “Gede”, a spirit of voodoo, greets people (not pictured) as he sits on a grave during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)



A woman puts a candle on the Baron Samdi cross at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

A woman puts a candle on the Baron Samdi cross at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)



A voodoo believer walks carrying a candle at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

A voodoo believer walks carrying a candle at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)



Voodoo believers react during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

Voodoo believers react during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)



Voodoo believers stand around the cross of Baron Samdi during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

Voodoo believers stand around the cross of Baron Samdi during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)



A voodoo believer, dressed as "Gede", a spirit of voodoo, sits on the cross of Baron Samdi during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

A voodoo believer, dressed as "Gede", a spirit of voodoo, sits on the cross of Baron Samdi during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)



A voodoo believer, dressed as “Gede”, a spirit of voodoo, throws himself on a grave during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

A voodoo believer, dressed as “Gede”, a spirit of voodoo, throws himself on a grave during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)



A voodoo believer, dressed as “Gede”, a spirit of voodoo, smokes a pipe during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

A voodoo believer, dressed as “Gede”, a spirit of voodoo, smokes a pipe during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)



Believers make offerings during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

Believers make offerings during celebrations at the cemetery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 1, 2016. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)
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