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Vodou honors special associations of human being with the waters of ocean, shore, streams and waterfalls; the storms; with trees, especially the palm and the mapou; with the healing and poisonous properties of leaves, blossoms and roots; of the sun. Until the very recent past most Haitians lived outside cities, and a large percentage were engaged in farming. A major theme in Haitian paintings is…