Baron Samedi

For other uses, see Baron Samedi (disambiguation).
Baron Samedi
Death, tombs, gravestones, cemeteries, dead relatives, obscenities, healing, smoking, drinking, disruption, spirits
Venerated inHaitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo, Folk Catholicism
AttributesRum, cigar, top hat, glasses with missing lens
DayNovember 2

Baron Samedi (English: Baron Saturday), also written Baron Samdi, Bawon Samedi or Bawon Sanmdi, is one of the Lwa of Haitian Vodou. He is a 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.

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