Bwa Kayiman
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Bwa Kayiman is the Haitian Creole name for the historic Vodou ceremony held in August 1791 near Le Cap, which helped spark the Haitian Revolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vodou ceremony
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ religious ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
blood oath ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Cap‑Français NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroups |
Fon people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kongo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Haitian national history ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | anniversaries of the Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Saint-Domingue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | August 1791 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
19th‑century historical accounts
ⓘ
Haitian oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryFigure |
Cécile Fatiman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutty Boukman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Bois Caïman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
initiation of slave uprising in northern Saint-Domingue
ⓘ
outbreak of the Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
collective liberation
ⓘ
religion and revolution ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
French
ⓘ
Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| location |
Northern plain of Saint-Domingue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Le Cap ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Vodou priests
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ maroons ⓘ |
| month | August ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue
ⓘ
slavery in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| partOf | Haitian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCity | Cap‑Haïtien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
planning of coordinated slave revolt
ⓘ
spiritual consecration of rebellion ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Afro‑Caribbean religion
ⓘ
Atlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ Haitian independence ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Haitian Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
slave uprisings of August 1791 ⓘ |
| religion | Haitian Vodou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
foundational event in Haitian national memory
ⓘ
key event in the history of slave resistance in the Americas ⓘ symbolic beginning of the Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| year | 1791 ⓘ |
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