Bawon Samdi

deity underworld Vodou single tradition · 1

Bawon Samdi (Baron Saturday) is an aspect of Bawon and ruler of the graveyard. He helps raise the Gede from the dead with the help of his wife, Maman Brigitte. In any of these configurations, Bawon, Maman Brigitte, and the Gede rule death, the cemetery, and the grave.

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allied with
Maman Brigitte
aspect of
Bawon
manifested by
Bawon

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“The Gede are closely associated with the lwa, Bawon, whose aspects are Bawon Samdi (Baron Saturday) - ruler of the graveyard, Baron La Croix (Baron of the Cross) - guardian of the gravestone, and Baron Cimetière (Baron of the Cemetery) - guardian of the grave.”

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