![]() They are also fed white foods include white rooster (for Damballah), white hen (for Ayida), white pigeons or doves, white rice, and raw white chicken eggs (balanced on a mound of white flour). More so than any other lwa, any altars set up in service to Damballah or Ayida should be kept, white, crisp and spotlessly clean.īoth Damballah and Ayida are normally served on Thursday and are normally offered milk or Champagne Cola, both Damballah and Ayida will also frequently take sips of Anisette or Champagne. Patrick and Ayida by “Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception”. Crystal/ porcelain eggs and snake sculptures. Damballah is most commonly represented by St. Btw, you can also search the damballahwedo tag on Instagram for offering ideas too. It is constructed of cloth with hand-stitched glass beads and sequins, representing Danbala (also Damballa and Damballah. However, I have seen some people accent Ayida’s altars with small touches of black. The present work is an excellent example of the flags and banners of Haitian Voodoo practice. One of my favorite songs used to entice Damballah into possession says:īoth Damballah and Ayida are served with the color white – pure white. Their mere presence had the ability to calm the crowds and relax the senses. Each time I have had the privilege of meeting these spirits in Haiti the humfor filled with peace. ![]() And Ayida Wedo, a female spirit in Haiti, manifests as a magnificent rainbow and often follows her husband in possession. As a matter of fact, because of his purity Damballah should be kept from away from the dead. Damballah La Flambeau is a magnificently powerful magician who can remove all curses and spells (as well as cast them). Damballah La Flambeau is the fiery source of generative energy, the big bang that starts the world turning. Nevertheless, in Haiti Damballah is known to be a very wise and pure lwa and unlike his Dahomian counterpart isn’t associated with the dead at all. Damballah La Flambeau may or may not be the same spirit as Simbi La Flambeau. In Dahomey, Damballah specifically manifests as a serpent spirit named Dambada, “who represents the spirits of the old, old ancestors who are not known”, while Ayida Wedo is known as Aido Hwedo, a male rainbow serpent, whose name means “you were created before the earth and before the sky”. In New Orleans Voodoo, snakes are not seen as symbols of evil as in the story of Adam and Eve. According to Herskovits (1967) in ancient Dahomey all snakes were called “Da”. Li Grande Zombi (also called Damballah Wedo) is the major serpent spirit of worship among New Orleans Voodooists. Damballa, also spelled Damballah, Dambala, Dambalah, among other variations. While Damballah and Ayida have manifested differently in Haiti, they both come directly from ancient Dahomey (present day Bénin). Bride of chucky (1998) Chuckys voodoo chant scene. Unlike some of the other lwa who are represented by snakes, Damballah Wedo and his wife, Ayida Wedo are snakes and their muted possession performance exemplifies this fact. He is seen as a large snake who, during possession, slithers on the ground and flickers his serpentine tongue.
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