Marasa (Voodoo)
The Marasa , in the Haitian language also Marassa (twins) and in French tautologically written Maras [s] a Jumeaux , are a pair of twins of spirit beings (Loa) in Haitian Voodoo .
meaning
Haitian vodou
The Marasa are said to have been innocently killed orphans in their early childhood . They are described as stubborn and are said to have bad eating habits by consuming offered servings on a double plate at once. When full, they are supposed to listen to people's concerns, but harm those who do not provide enough or no food at the sacrificial ceremonies . They are credited with taking no responsibility for illness or wrongdoing and always appearing hungry at ceremonies in their honor. The Loa Agwe is seen as the opponent of the two Marasa .
African vodun
In the West African Vodún der Fon and Ewe in Benin , the Marasa are worshiped under the name of the creative double deity Mawu-Lisa .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ January Chat country Descriptions of Various Loa of voodoo . Webster University , Spring 1990
- ↑ Margaret R. Higonnet: Borderwork: Feminist Engagements with Comparative Literature. Page 272 on Google Books . Cornell University 1994. ISBN 9780801481079