What does LWA mean in Vodou?
What does LWA mean in Vodou?
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Lwa (pronounced loo-WAH), also called loa or loi, are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou. They have also been incorporated into some revivalist forms of Louisiana Voodoo.
Who is the most powerful voodoo god?
| Baron Samedi | |
|---|---|
| Venerated in | Haitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo, Folk Catholicism |
| Feast | November 2 |
| Attributes | Rum, cigar, top hat, glasses with missing lens |
| Patronage | Death, tombs, gravestones, cemeteries, dead relatives, obscenities, healing, smoking, drinking, disruption, spirits |
What religion are the Orishas from?
The orisha are spirits that play a key role in the Yoruba religion of West Africa and several religions of the African diaspora that derive from it, such as Cuban and Puerto Rican Santería and Brazilian Candomblé.
Who is the goddess of voodoo?
Erzulie (sometimes spelled Erzili or Èzili) is a family of loa, or spirits, in Vodou….Maîtresse Mambo Erzulie Fréda Dahomey.
| Erzulie Freda | |
|---|---|
| Loa of Love and Beauty | |
| Venerated in | Haitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo, Folk Catholicism |
What is Rada Vodou?
The Rada are a family of lwa spirits in the religion of Haitian Vodou. They are regarded as being sweet-tempered and “cool”, in this contrasting with the Petro lwa, which are regarded as volatile and “hot”.
Is Papa Legba and elegua the same?
Papa Legba is thought to have emerged from the Yoruba and Dahomeyan diaspora as a continuation of the Orisha Eshu. This emerged as Lwa Papa Legba in Haitian voodoo, spirit Papa Laba in New Orleans Hoodoo and as the Oricha Elegua in Santeria.
Is Baron Samedi a God?
Baron Samedi (also known as Baron Saturday, Baron Samdi, Bawon Samedi, Samedi, and/or Bawon Sanmdi) is one of the Loa of Haitian Voodoo religion. Samedi is a Loa of the dead, along with Baron’s numerous other incarnations Baron Cimetière, Baron La Croix, and Baron Kriminel.