![]() There are interesting similarities between the sophisticated Ghede and the coarser Azacca, as a younger and less sophisticated brother imitates the older and safer one. He is young and likes to play when he is not working. He is known for his gossip and “chasing girls”. ![]() His vocal style consists of almost incomprehensible sounds like those of a goat. He is usually barefoot, carries a sack with him, wears a straw hat, and has a pipe in his mouth.īy nature, he is suspicious, for-profit, lover of subtleties, and he is afraid and resentful towards citizens. It is found wherever there is countryside. ![]() Zaka is a simple and kind farmer but highly respected by the farmers because he is a hard worker. For this reason, Ghede will often enter ceremonies for Zaka and will come when Zaka has owned some servants. Zaka, Oko: it is the Loa of agriculture, but is generally seen as the brother of Ghede. Table 1: Common Voodoo Symbols and their Meanings Symbolizes water spirits and is associated with healing, transformation, and spiritual guidance. Represents death, resurrection, and guardian of the cemetery. Symbolizes communication, gatekeeping, and access to the spiritual realm. Represents communication, opportunity, and gatekeeper to the spirit world. In fact, in addition to the symbols of the various lwàs, other elements appear which are inserted to give a meaning or dynamic action to a spiritual current. The vevè are a spiritual and astral script, they are not stylized symbols designed to refer to a complex iconography, but rather an alphabet that composes mystical phrases apt to summarize a metaphysical concept. In the 21 Divisions, the use of vevès, sometimes called sigils, is less frequent than in Haitian voodoo, however in recent decades, due to the constant migratory flows, it is becoming increasingly consolidated also in Santo Domingo. Danbala loved her and made her his wife.The Hopi and dinè Indians (Navajos) made glyphs on the ground with colored sand to call divinities. And when the sun showed through mist settling on the plants and trees a rainbow was born. When he shed his skin he created all the waters on the earth. He used lightning bolts to forge metals and make the sacred rocks and stones. He used his 7,000 coils to form the stars and the planets in the heavens and to shape the hills and valleys on earth. Long ago, the serpent spirit Danbala created the world. As a loa of the Rada nation he is associated with the color white. His movements are also snake-like, and can including slithering along the ground, flicking his tongue, and climbing tall objects. When he possesses a human, Danbala does not speak but instead only hisses and whistles. Some houses also serve him with anisette and corn syrup. His offerings are very simple and he prefers an egg on a mound of flour. In many temples, a permanent basin of water is maintained for this lwa. His wife is the rainbow serpent Ayida Wedo (he is also married to Erzulie Freda). He is considered to be the loa of creation and father of all the rest of the loa. Patrick (who mastered the serpents of Ireland), and sometimes as the patriarchal Moses, whose staff transformed into a snake to prove the power of God over that wielded by Egyptian priests.ĭamballa is one of the most important of all the loa. Damballah-Wedo is depicted as a serpent or snake, and his veves reflect this aspect of him.
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