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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 ...
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 ...
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.
Kalfu [1] [a] (literally crossroads) is a lwa in Haitian Vodou. [3] He is often envisioned as a young man or as a enigmatic spirit; his color is black or red and he favors rum infused with gunpowder.
From left: UK and US editions. The book is part of the Religions series in the 'Découvertes Gallimard' collection. According to the tradition of 'Découvertes', which is based on an abundant pictorial documentation and a way of bringing together visual documents and texts, enhanced by printing on coated paper, as commented in L'Express, 'genuine monographs, published like art books'. [3]
As Damballa slithered under the ocean, Ayida-Weddo flew across the sky in the form of the rainbow until the two loa reunited in Haiti, bringing Vodou to the Americas. [23] Ayida-Weddo is syncretized in Haitian Vodou with the Catholic figure of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception for her association with serpents and rainbow-colored cherubs.
Ezili Danto, or Èzili Dantò, is the "manifestation of Erzulie, the divinity of love." It is said that Ezili Danto has a dark complexion and is maternal in nature. The Ezili are feminine spirits in Haitian Vodou that personify womanhood. [1] The Erzulie is a goddess, spirit, or loa of love in Haitian Voudou.
The Petwo (Haitian Creole: Petwo), also spelled Petro [a] and alternatively known as dompete, are a family of lwa (loa) spirits in the religion of Haitian Vodou.They are regarded as being volatile and "hot", in this contrasting with the Rada lwa, which are regarded as sweet-tempered and "cool."