James Duvalier

May your Halloween, All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days be filled with magic, mystery and joy and full your life with blessings in the months to come – Happy Halloween!

In Haiti, the celebration is known as Fête Ghédé and the spirits of the Ghédé Nation, the lwa that represent and mock death, and venerated, especially Baron Samedi and Maman Brigitte.  In cemeteries, there is often a large cross close to the front gate that is used as an altar to make offerings to Baron and Maman on this particular day, I don’t feel qualified to elaborate on the Haitian practice, since I am not a practitioner…
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