Loa of Haitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo and folk beliefs
For other uses, see Baron Samedi (disambiguation).
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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 an lwa of the dead, along with Baron's numerous other incarnations Baron Cimetière, Baron La Croix and Baron Criminel.
He is the head of the Gede family of lwa; his brothers are Azagon Lacroix and Baron Piquant. He is sometimes identified with Guede Nibo.[1]
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man who was killed violently. After death, he was adopted as a lwa by BaronSamedi and Maman Brigitte. He is envisioned as an effeminate, nasal dandy. Nibo...
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