Manger Yam is a harvest celebration of the yam crop in Haiti. Celebrated November 25. It is considered taboo to eat any of the new yams before the festival because of the fear of falling ill or bringing ruin to the yam crop. It's traditional for families to reunite and celebrate together. While researching this online; I found this information out about the belief: "In Voodoo, or more properly, Vodoun, belief, it is very important for people to maintain relationships with the dead, as well as with each other and the gods, so the deceased are included in the Manger Yam as well as in other ceremonies and festivals." Very interesting right!
In researching more about this holiday / findings said "In the Voodoo service, the priest or priestess leads prayers to the dead and to the gods and offers the first yams to them."
After the ceremony, people feast on yam dishes and enjoy music and dancing.
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