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Baron Samedi (English: Baron Saturday), also written Baron Samdi, Bawon Samedi or Bawon Sanmdi, is one of the lwa of Haitian Vodou. He is a lwa of the dead, along with Baron's numerous other incarnations Baron Cimetière , Baron La Croix and Baron Criminel .
Gede Nibo's parents are Baron Samedi and Maman Brigitte; Baron Samedi is the leader of the Gede and Barons and is depicted as bisexual dandy or occasionally cross-dressing, wearing a top-hat and frock coat along with a woman's skirt and shoes. Samedi has a tendency toward "lascivious movements" that cross gender boundaries and also imply a lust ...
The head of the family is Baron Samedi ("Baron Saturday"); [134] he is associated with the phallus, the skull, and the graveyard cross, [135] the latter used to mark out his presence in a Haitian cemetery. [136] His consort is Gran Brigit, [137] who has authority over cemeteries and is mother to many of the other Gede. [138]
Formerly human, Gede Nibo was a handsome young man who was killed violently. After death, he was adopted as a lwa by Baron Samedi and Maman Brigitte. He is envisioned as an effeminate, nasal dandy. Nibo wears a black riding coat or drag. When he inhabits humans they are inspired to lascivious sexuality of all kinds. [9]
Gede Nibo's parents are Baron Samedi and Maman Brigitte; Baron Samedi is the leader of the Gede and Barons and is depicted as a bisexual dandy or occasionally as transgender, wearing a top-hat and frock coat along with a women's skirts and shoes. Samedi has a tendency toward "lascivious movements" that cross gender boundaries and also imply a ...
The Gede are closely associated with the lwa, Bawon, whose aspects are Bawon Samdi (Baron Saturday) - ruler of the graveyard, Baron La Croix (Baron of the Cross) - guardian of the gravestone, and Baron Cimetière (Baron of the Cemetery) - guardian of the grave. Depending on the tradition followed, Bawon is:
The veve of the lwa Baron Samedi. Although there are exceptions, most lwa names derive from the Fon and Yoruba languages. [21] New lwa are nevertheless added to those brought from Africa; [22] practitioners believe that some Vodou priests and priestesses became lwa after death, or that certain talismans become lwa. [23]
Maman Brigitte protects graves in Haitian cemeteries that are marked by the cross of Baron Samedi. [2] [3] Graves that are protected by Brigitte are marked by a mound of stones. [3] In Vodou practice, the first burials serve as offerings to either Baron Samedi or Maman Brigitte depending on the gender of the person being laid to rest.