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A veve (also spelled vèvè or vevè) is a religious symbol commonly used in different branches of Vodun throughout the African diaspora, such as Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo. The veve acts as a "beacon" for the lwa, and will serve as a lwa ' s representation during rituals. [citation needed]
Damballa is said to be the sky father and the primordial creator of all life, or the first thing created by the Bondye.In those Vodou societies that view Damballa as the primordial creator, he created the cosmos by using his 7000 coils to form the stars and the planets in the heavens and to shape the hills and valleys on Earth.
A sequined drapo flag, depicting the vèvè symbol of the lwa Loko Atison; these symbols play an important role in Vodou ritual. Haitian Vodou [a] (/ ˈ v oʊ d uː /) is an African diasporic religion that developed in Haiti between the 16th and 19th centuries.
A West African Tuareg gris-gris. Gris-gris (/ ˈ ɡ r iː ˌ ɡ r iː /, also spelled grigri, and sometimes also "gregory" or "gerregery") [1] is a Voodoo amulet originating in West Africa which is believed to protect the wearer from evil or bring luck, [2] and in some West African countries is used as a purported method of birth control.
The Rada lwa are usually regarded as dous or doux, meaning that they are sweet-tempered. [41] The Petwo lwa are conversely seen as lwa chaud (lwa cho), indicating that they can be forceful or violent and are associated with fire; [41] they are generally regarded as being socially transgressive and subversive. [42]
Ayida-Weddo is a member of the Rada family of loa, associated with protection, benevolence, and love. [9] In many stories, she is married to Damballa.As his inseparable companion, she shares him with his concubine, Erzulie Freda. [10]
A FBI document obtained by Wikileaks details the symbols and logos used by pedophiles to identify sexual preferences. According to the document members of pedophilic organizations use of ...
The anthropologist Timothy R. Landry noted that, although the term Vodun is commonly used, a more accurate name for the religion was vodúnsínsen, meaning "spirit worship". [1] The spelling Vodun is commonly used to distinguish the West African religion from the Haitian religion more usually spelled Vodou ; [ 1 ] this in turn is often used to ...