Baron Cimetière
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In Vodou, Baron Cimitière (Baron Cemetery) is one of the Guédé
, a spirit of the dead, along with Baron Samedi
and Baron La Croix
. He is said to be the male guardian of the cemetery.
Guédé
In Haitian Vodou, the Guédé are the family of spirits that embody the powers of death and fertility. Guédé spirits include Ghede Masaka, Guédé Nibo, Guédé Plumaj, Guédé Ti Malis, and Guédé Zaranye. All are known for the drum rhythm and dance called the "banda"...
, a spirit of the dead, along with Baron Samedi
Baron Samedi
Baron Samedi is one of the Loa of Haitian Voodoo. Samedi is a Loa of the dead, along with Baron's numerous other incarnations Baron Cimetière, Baron La Croix, and Baron Kriminel. He is the head of the Guédé family of Loa, or an aspect of them, or possibly their spiritual father...
and Baron La Croix
Baron La Croix
In Vodou, Baron La Croix , also spelled Lakwa, is one of the Guédé, a Loa of the dead and sexuality, along with Baron Samedi and Baron Cimetière. He is the ultimate suave and sophisticated spirit of Death - quite cultured and debonair. He has an existential philosophy about death, finding death's...
. He is said to be the male guardian of the cemetery.