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Haitian Voodoo Ceremonies Dates Note: this calendar is a general calendar of voodoo ceremonies. Different humforts in different geographical regions may vary in time or day they practices these actual ceremonies. And many times when hougans are friends they split between the humforts who and where these ceremonies will be done. January 2, 3, 4 Breaking the cakes. Les Rois (the kings) 6 February 25 Ritual feeding of the springs. March 16 Loko Davi--eating of the ritual wood and of its guard. March 19 Saint Joseph--expression of the jurisdiction of Legba March 20 Legba Zaou--eating consists mainly of a black goat April 27 Dan Wyo April 29 Breaking the jugs --deliverance of the souls from purgatory April 31 Feeding the dead. May 12 Feeding of different loas May 18 Feeding of Grande Aloumandia May 20, 21 Sim'bi blanc May 30 Sung masses in the Roman-Catholic church June 24 Saint John June 28 M'sieu Guimeh Sauveur and Maitresse Mam'bo July 25 Papa Ogou or St. James the Greater--sheep and goats are offered July 26 Common table for Grande Saint Anne, also known as Grande Aloumandia July 29 Maitresse Silvrine (who only very slightly tastes of the food offered to her) and Maitresse Lorvana (who smells flowers for her nourishment) August 25 Communion table for Dan, also known as Saint Louis or the King of France August 29 L'Orient. August 30, 31 Agwe-offerings of goats, peppers and peppermints September 25 Roi Wangol and Mousondi September 29 Maman Aloumandia September 30 Maitresse D'ai October 30, 31 Masses sung in the Roman-Catholic church; communion table and Martinique dance; armchair ritually covered with 30 or 40 scarves of different colors, exposed to the peristyle and "served". November 1, 2 The Guede loa come out of the cemeteries, possess their horses, and come into the humforts to amuse themselves in the forms of souls incarnated or reincarnated. November 25 Eating the yams (manger-yam) December 10 Ganga-Bois December 12, 13, 14 Feeding the sea (agweawoyo) December 25 Bath of Christmas; leaf-rubbing for medical treatments and talismans for magic protection; ritual sacrifices of pigs and goats; boucans (wood fire) for amusement, to which the loa come to bathe themselves ; sacrifice of turkeys for Caplaou. |
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