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Maman Brigitte (English: Mother Brigitte) sometimes also written as Manman Brigitte and also known by Gran Brigitte, Grann Brigitte, Manman, Manman Brigit, and Maman Brijit is a death loa (or lwa) and the consort of Baron Samedi in Haitian Vodou. She drinks rum infused with hot peppers and is symbolized by a black rooster. [1]
Baron Samedi is the leader of the Gede, loa with particular links to magic, ancestor worship and death. [6] These lesser spirits are dressed like The Baron and are as rude and crude but not nearly as charming as their master. They help carry the dead to the underworld. [7]
their spiritual protector, who has raised them from the dead with the help of Bawon Samdi's wife, Maman Brigitte. An aspect of the Gede gods. In any of these configurations, Bawon, Maman Brigitte, and the Gede rule death, the cemetery, and the grave.
Veve of Maman Brigitte, the loa of death in Haitian Vodou. Religious symbols of death and depictions of the afterlife will vary with the religion practiced by the people who use them. Tombs, tombstones, and other items of funeral architecture are obvious candidates for symbols of death. [3]
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Veve for the Voodoo Loa named (Maman) Brigitte: Date: png version 2005-03-07, svg 2007-05-22: Source ... Maman Brigitte; Symbols of death; Veve; Global file usage.
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