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Expeditus (died 303), also known as Expedite, was said to have been a Roman centurion in Armenia who was martyred around April 303 in what is now Turkey, for converting to Christianity. Considered the patron saint of urgent causes, he is also known as the saint of time; he was commemorated by the Catholic Church on 19 April.
Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System also discusses the "High John the Conqueror root" [247] and myth as well as the "nature sack." [248] In African American folk stories, High John the Conqueror was an African prince who was kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in the United States. He was a trickster and used his wit and charm ...
The St. Jude Shrine is located in the area to the left of the altar, and it includes a relic of St. Jude. The statue of Saint Expedite is also visited by Catholics, as well as some local followers of Voodoo. The church grounds also feature a Marian grotto, located between the church and the adjacent rectory.
A Simbi (also Cymbee, Sim'bi, pl. Bisimbi) is a Central African water and nature spirit in traditional Kongo religion, as well as in African diaspora spiritual traditions, such as Hoodoo in the southern United States and Palo in Cuba. Simbi have been historically identified as water people, or mermaids, pottery, snakes, gourds, and fire.
Erasmus of Formiae (St. Elmo) c. 303 Erastus of Paneas: 1st century Erbin of Dumnonia: 5th century Erc: 5th century Eubulus: 4th century Eucherius of Lyon: c. 449 Eudocia (martyr) 100 Eudokia of Heliopolis: 2nd century Eugenia of Rome: 3rd century Eugenios of Trebizond: 4th century Eulalia of Barcelona: 4th century Eulalia of Mérida: 4th ...
He usually appears as an old man on a crutch or with a cane, wearing a broad-brimmed straw hat and smoking a pipe, or drinking dark rum. The dog is sacred to him. Legba is syncretized with Saint Peter, Saint Lazarus, [1] and Saint Anthony. [2] His veve incorporates a walking cane on the right side. [3] Offerings to him typically include candy. [3]
Hot foot powder is used in African American hoodoo folk magic to drive unwanted people away. It is a mixture of herbs and minerals, virtually always including chilli powder, salt, pepper, and chilli flakes. Other ingredients, such as wasp's nests, sulfur, and graveyard dirt are sometimes added.
The Gede (French: Guede) are the family of lwa, spirits or deities associated with Ancestor worship in Haitian Vodou, that represent the powers of death and fertility.They are often said to be found at burial sites, where they escort the deceased to their afterlife. [1]