Hounfour
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Hounfour
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A hounfour is a Vodou temple. The leader of the ceremony is a male priest called a houngan, or a female priest called a mambo. The term is believed to derive from the Fon houn for "abode of spirits." At the centre of the temple is the potomitan, a post used to contact spirits, and a highly decorated altar. There is a feast before the ceremony, and a particular pattern relating to the loa being worshiped is outlined on the temple floor. Accompanied by beats from rattles and religious drums called
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Vodou temple
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2023-02-19T02:38:30Z
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