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Celebration of Our Blessings with Gro Mambo

Sun., March 20, 3 p.m., free, Le Peristyle Haitian Sanctuary, 5629 N. Warnock St., 215-276-3633, leperistylehaitiansanctuary.com.


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Published: Mar 17, 2010

who knew voodoo

"The minute you say, 'Look, I'm voodoo and I need help,' the conversation becomes, 'Oh my God, satanic worshippers!'" says Gro Mambo, high priestess of Le Peristyle Haitian Sanctuary about the lack of aid to rural Haitians who practice the much-misunderstood religion. So Mambo is holding a traditional Haitian voodoo ceremony, which doubles as a fundraiser for those not feeling the love from aid distribution centers. "There is a thanksgiving table to say thank you for life and the things we experience in life," says Mambo. "Once the spiritual possessions come into the ceremony, people are served every kind of sweet you can imagine." Chow is at 3 p.m.; the voodoo and snacking start at 4:30 p.m. "We can only go so far before we start running out of the most basic things," says Mambo. "So with the ceremony we are hoping to make just a little bit more money to do just a little bit more."

Sat., March 20, 3 p.m., free, Le Peristyle Haitian Sanctuary, 5629 N. Warnock St., 215-276-3633, leperistylehaitiansanctuary.com.