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Haitian Vodou gods (28 P) Pages in category "Voodoo gods" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Haitian mythology consists of many folklore stories from different time periods, involving sacred dance and deities, all the way to Vodou.Haitian Vodou is a syncretic mixture of Roman Catholic rituals developed during the French colonial period, based on traditional African beliefs, with roots in Dahomey, Kongo and Yoruba traditions, and folkloric influence from the indigenous Taino peoples of ...
Modern linguists trace the etymology of lwa to a family of Yoruba language words which include olúwa (god) and babalawo (diviner or priest). [2] [3] [4] The term lwa is phonetically identical to both a French term for law, loi, and a Haitian Creole term for law, lwa. [5]
Vodouists believe that the oungan 's role is modelled on the lwa Loco; [229] in Vodou mythology, he was the first oungan and his consort Ayizan the first manbo. [230] The oungan and manbo are expected to display the power of second sight, [231] something regarded as a gift from Bondye that can be revealed to the individual through visions or ...
Pages in category "Haitian Vodou gods" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Azaka Medeh;
Damballa is said to be the sky father and the primordial creator of all life, or the first thing created by the Bondye.In those Vodou societies that view Damballa as the primordial creator, he created the cosmos by using his 7000 coils to form the stars and the planets in the heavens and to shape the hills and valleys on Earth.
Papa Legba is a lwa, or loa, in West African Vodun and its diasporic derivatives (Dominican Republic Vudú, Haitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo, and Winti), who serves as the intermediary between God and humanity. He stands at a spiritual crossroads and gives (or denies) permission to speak with the spirits of Guineé, and is believed to speak all ...
Ayida-Weddo is a member of the Rada family of loa, associated with protection, benevolence, and love. [9] In many stories, she is married to Damballa.As his inseparable companion, she shares him with his concubine, Erzulie Freda. [10]