Gede lwa

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Haitian Vodou deity group of spirits lwa

Gede lwa are a group of Haitian Vodou spirits associated with death, the afterlife, sexuality, and irreverent humor, often serving as guardians of the dead and intermediaries between worlds.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gede 2
Gede family of spirits 1
Gede lwa canonical 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Haitian Vodou deity ⓘ
group of spirits ⓘ
lwa ⓘ
associatedWith death ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
irreverent humor ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ
the afterlife ⓘ
color black ⓘ
purple ⓘ
white ⓘ
culturalContext African diaspora religions ⓘ
Haiti ⓘ
domain cemeteries ⓘ
crossroads between life and death ⓘ
graves ⓘ
familyHead Baron Samedi ⓘ
Maman Brigitte ⓘ
feastDay All Saints’ Day ⓘ
surface form: All Saints Day

All Souls’ Day ⓘ
surface form: All Souls Day

Fèt Gede ⓘ
function divination ⓘ
guidance for the dead ⓘ
healing ⓘ
protection ⓘ
languageContext Haitian Creole ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from "Guédé" or "Gede" in Haitian Creole referring to spirits of the dead ⓘ
notableMember Baron Cimetière ⓘ
Baron La Croix ⓘ
Baron Samedi ⓘ
Gede Nibo ⓘ
Maman Brigitte ⓘ
pantheon Vodou pantheon ⓘ
religion Haitian Vodou ⓘ
ritualBehavior lewd dancing ⓘ
mockery of social norms ⓘ
obscene jokes ⓘ
ritualOffering black goats ⓘ
black roosters ⓘ
cigarettes ⓘ
cigars ⓘ
clairin ⓘ
coffee ⓘ
rum with hot peppers ⓘ
role guardian of the dead ⓘ
intermediary between worlds ⓘ
psychopomp ⓘ
symbol cross ⓘ
skeleton ⓘ
skull ⓘ
tombstone ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haitian Vodou → hasPantheonDivision → Gede lwa ⓘ
Baron Samedi → associatedWith → Gede lwa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gede family of spirits
Baron Samedi → family → Gede lwa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gede
Gede Nibo → family → Gede lwa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gede