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"Ala de koze papa...

Everywhere on the planet, a butterfly is a butterfly but in Haiti...

It could be my dead grandmother...".

It's not just in Haiti that butterflies are seen for more than what they seem. In Asian and Indian cultures they are viewed with great symbolism.

Bee, July 17 2013, 2:13 PM

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Woodie, Man I'm not a big believer of our whole voodoo culture but I'm a believer in respecting all things as long they don't interfere with what U... read more >
Gonzales Joseph, 3-Jul-13 5:47 pm
If I dies and I'm reincarnated into a butterfly please dont smush me so I dont come back a cockroach... lol read more >
Ms Jones, 3-Jul-13 8:12 pm
Yes I used (dies) in a plural form.... {if that's possible}... I'm just saying, I thought once we die that's it. read more >
Ms Jones, 3-Jul-13 8:15 pm
I was kind of stupefait when I read your article.I like to hear about ces legendes du terroir. I used to hear my father saying 'do not kill a big... read more >
Lucie, 3-Jul-13 8:31 pm
I believe it... But it's not just butterfly that I heard about. when my brother pass away he came back as a cat and I don't care for cats. They told... read more >
Judith Jolicoeur, 4-Jul-13 3:04 am
as 'Gonzales Joseph' say, respect all things as long as it doesn't interfere with your inner peace. let the butterfly lives. read more >
Kreyolman, 4-Jul-13 10:59 am
I agree whole heartedly! read more >
Bee, 17-Jul-13 1:59 pm
"Ala de koze papa... Everywhere on the planet, a butterfly is a butterfly but in Haiti... It could be my dead grandmother...". It's not just in... read more >
Bee, 17-Jul-13 2:13 pm
hello Brenson, so if i get it correctly, you died before and you had those 2 choices or you are just repeating what no one had verify and take it as... read more >
Kreyolman, 21-Jul-13 12:47 am

 

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