Tag Archives: Ghede

“Drawing Up Baron La Croix”

Fet Gede is soon arriving, “Haitian Halloween” right around the corner!! With the colors of the All Hallow’s Eve season, (Violet, Black, and White) everywhere I go I’m reminded of Baron and the dead! I’m sketching up a painting for Baron on a … Continue reading

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“Officer Ti Jean Quinto”

A chance encounter with Officer Ti Jean Quinto, a Vodou lwa who often materializes as a policeman is one you’ll never forget. He is one of the Ghede lwa, the spirits of the dead whose mother and father are Brijit and Baron. Ti Jean Quinto can be … Continue reading

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“Brijit, Baron’s Beloved”

Mamman Brigitte is a lwa that is European in origin, the wife of Baron Samedi, together they are the head of the Ghede family of vodou lwa! Brigitte comes from the Scottish and Irish sent to Ayiti who suffered through indentured servitude. Not as horrible and … Continue reading

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“Gede’s Glasses”

           Baron is known for his signature Top hat, his sunglasses and his suit. Some say he pops out one of the lenses of his shades to see into our world and the next at the same time. Others say … Continue reading

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