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Ghede In Haitian Vodou Religion

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Ghede (Voudoun) The god of both death and fertility. His phallus is said to be carved along a gravedigger 's tools. Ghede are among the most famous and most beloved spirits present in the Haitian Vodou religion. These are the spirits of the forgotten dead, those who no longer have anyone to remember them, who have been reclaimed by the Baron himself to dance amongst his escourt, and these Spirits really do DANCE! Ghede imbodies everything that is life. They are the spirits of fertility, and even touching Ghede can ensure pregnancy, and a safe healthy child at delivery. More than just fertility though, they also embody the act that conceives, they are a sense of raw sexuality, and although they cannot indulge in it themselves, they dance the

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