Square or triangular niches are recessed into the pedestal and in them lighted candles are often placed, surrounded by consecrated food offered in sacrifice. Therefore, by analogy and homophony, the future houn'gan is taken by his initiators, older houn'gan, to a large wooded place grand bois in French, phazoun in African. Trinidadian Vodunu. Imagine, for example, a group of Aradas and of Ibos sold into slavery together. Hence, the magical indications are made in accordance with the words sung.
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