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Quake troubles wash away in sacred Haiti waterfall (AP)

July 16th, 2010

Voodoo pilgrims bathe in a waterfall believed to have purifying powers during the annual celebration in Saut d' Eau, Haiti, Friday July 16, 2010. The annual pilgrimage to Saut d'Eau venerates the site where believers say the Virgin Mary, whom many here revere as the goddess of love, Ezili Danto, once appeared. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - Pilgrims, partiers and profit-seekers flocked to a sacred Haitian waterfall Friday where Voodoo and Christian faithful prayed for a better life after six grueling months of post-earthquake trouble.


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