RARA Vodou, Power and Performance
Rara Gender and Sexuality
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Images
 Rara queens in the Artibonite ++ high res |  Rara queens raise their skirts ++ high res |  Rara colonels on manoevers ++ high res |
 Rara colonels on the move, whips in hand ++ high res |
Video
 | Pregnant women perform the hip grinding "gouyad" move with their
"culottes" (panties) showing. As some have noted, Rara is among other
things a fertility rite; it is also a carnivalesque time to upset the social
order, display the vulgar, and of course, collect contributions. ++ High Bandwidth + Low Bandwidth |