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To Serve the Gods Part 7

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This film documents the activities of the Guin family in southern Haiti during a week of dance, music, prayer and animal sacrifice to their gods. This religious ceremony is held only once in 20 or 30 years, when the extended family gathers on their ancestral lands to serve the family gods.

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Collection

Records of the Agency for International Development

Series

Moving Images Relating to International Development Programs and Activities

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Date
1981-01-01
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3:44

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