Baron Cimetière
Spirit of the dead in Haitian Vodou / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baron Cimetière is one of the Gede, a spirit of the dead, along with Baron Samedi and Baron La Croix in Vodou. He is said to be the guardian of the cemetery, protecting its graves.[1][2]
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Baron Cimetière | |
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Lwa and Guardian of the Cemetery | |
Venerated in | Haitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo, Folk Catholicism |
Attributes | Black tailcoat and top hat, cigar, bottle of wine |
Patronage | Death, cemeteries, protection from grave desecration |
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He wears a tuxedo with tails and a top hat. He has expensive taste, smoking cigars and drinking wine and fine liquor. He is just as crass as the other Gede, but shows polite manners and an upper-class air while doing so.[2]