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Men of Vision, 2014 Holy Ghost Catholic Church Creole Festival, Opelousas, Louisiana |
So. Halloween. Not being a trick-or-treater or wear-a-costume sort of gal, my annual strategy is to get out of the house on Halloween and hide out til the littles have completed their rounds.
In Lafayette, it being a party kind of place and Halloween being on a Friday this year, you would surmise correctly if you thought that most getaways included dressing up.
But then I saw the perfect place to go - the 22nd Annual
Holy Ghost Catholic Church Creole Festival. The festival is the first weekend in November, beginning on Friday. Gospel music on Friday night.
Here's a video from St. Landry's Parish, focusing on Holy Ghost women making potato pies for the 2011 festival:
I got to hear different styles of gospel music at the church:
- Rap
- Jazz
- Blues
- and I guess what I'd call the traditional gospel style
Here's a gospel rap song called "Having a Holy Ghost Party," performed at the concert Friday night:
And one of the songs from the Mount Olive Baptist Church Men's Chorus:
And from three women whose group name I forget:
There was even a performance of liturgical dance by the youth, and at
first, I thought, aha, this is a new idea for me, but wait ....
liturgical dance is just a fancy way of talking about sacred dance,
which has been practiced in many cultures for eons.
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2014 Holy Ghost Catholic Church Creole Festival, Opelousas, Louisiana |
Sheesh, didn't I just spend a year in New Mexico, where
traditions of sacred dance are
carefully protected and handed down through the present generations?
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2014 Holy Ghost Catholic Church Creole Festival, Opelousas, Louisiana |
It was a perfect way to spend All Saints Eve.
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Men of Vision, 2014 Holy Ghost Catholic Church Creole Festival, Opelousas, Louisiana |