Also known as: Blood Pact, Dahomean Blood Pact, Blood Oath
Last updated: April 23, 2026
In the ritual vocabulary surrounding the Haitian Revolution, a blood pact is an oath-binding act through which participants create solidarity, secrecy, and mutual obligation by sharing sacrificial blood. In the vault, the term matters most through the memory of Bois Caïman Ceremony, where the pig sacrifice was understood as sealing revolutionary commitment.
Cécile Fatiman
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Blood Pact
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