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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist pwɛ̃ dy sɑbl]; also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; [n 1] before 1750 [n 2] – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the city's founder. [7]
Many Vodouists believe that a practitioner's spirit dwells in the land of Ginen, located at the bottom of a lake or river, for a year and a day. [432] A year and a day after death, the wete mò nan dlo ("extracting the dead from the waters of the abyss") ritual may take place, in which the deceased's gwo bonnanj is reclaimed from the realm of ...
Haitian believe in Lwa/loa/loi which are recognized as spirits in Haitian Vodou. They would similarity compare their spirits to the Catholic saint's characteristics and attributes. Even though Christianity was constantly being forced onto Haitian people, Vodou continued to grow beneath Christian practices/symbolism.
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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.
The rumors were a shock, Joseph said, and an attack on the dignity of the Haitian community in the city. "Our goal is to serve people with respect," Joseph said.
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Bondye, also known Gran Maître (Haitian Creole: Gran Mèt), [1] is the supreme creator god in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou.Vodouists believe Bondye was responsible for creating the universe and everything in it, and that he maintains the universal order.