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#1246: Erzulie and continuity? Morse comments
From: oloffsonram <oloffsonram@globelsud.net>
the vodou rites coming from africa are usually referred to as
"rada",(congo, ibo, yanvalou, mahi, etc,) not to be confused with
"rara"....the rites originating from haiti are generally referred to as
"petro"(fran, macaya, ti jocelyn, etc.)....the drums used in these
differing ceremonies are not the same....the rada drums are tuned by
hitting the protruding pegs...the petro drums are tightened by
cord...i'm not familiar with the historical data (tongue cutting, etc.)
you've provided but i do know that freda and dantor speak very
differently from each other and i've always needed a multitude of
"langaj to creole" translators to understand the message...the
translation is almost a guessing game but the lwa nods in agreement
when you get it right....their langauge is definately NOT french,
english, or spanish...as for "langaj" textbooks for the schools, i
haven't come across any yet so i assume the "educated" still have to go
learn from the "uneducated"....
richard morse