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#468:Snakes in Haitian culture: Grey replies to Stockdale
From:Racine125@aol.com
<< Also, the association made with the word "snake" in the US is sneakly,
sly, dishonest, etc, etc. However, organic homes such as those descibed in
this posting, have no sinister associations >>
What is all this?
Vodouisants have all sorts of terms involving "snake" in a negative context.
"Ban lang serpan yo...", begins one Vodou song condemning gossip. Bunch of
serpent's tongues!
In one big Bokor's lakou where I lived, in the Artibonite, a snake found in
the bushes was immediately killed. At the house where I serve near Jacmel, a
big boa constrictor lives up in a tree behind our peristyle, and we never
trouble it. It all depends, so let's not generalize.
Peace and Love,
Bon Mambo Racine Sans Bout Sa Te La Daginen
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