Marinette (Voodoo)

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Marinette is the most feared loa in Haitian voodoo , a destructive female spirit with references to black magic .

Names

If the respective loa is meant by Marinette , it is usually referred to as Marinette-Bwa-Chech or Marinette Bois Sèch ( Creole for small marine with dry arms ), but also as Marinette Pye Sèch (small marine with skinny legs) . All names allude to their representation as a human skeleton .

meaning

She is considered the loa of Nachon Petro , a spirit with destructive effects, as the lover of the male Petro-Loa Ti-Jean-Petro , as the mistress of the werewolves and as the cousin of Erzulie Dantor . Its symbolic animal is the screech owl , its symbolic color is red and black . She carries out the plans of the Mambo (voodoo priestess) day care center . People obsessed with Marinette allegedly display gestures reminiscent of owls, such as holding their faces down, scratching and curling their fingers, and speaking in a hoarse voice. Because of the possessed person who could walk through the fire, she confesses to terrible crimes , including cannibalism . She lives in a hut in the forest that she tends to roam. The history of their veneration can be traced back over 400 years.

Adoration

Marinette is worshiped in hidden places; there she should accept black goats , pigs and live staked roosters as sacrifices , but not share them with other loa; the tap can also be burned. Otherwise the offerings are to be buried . The ritual begins by lighting a fire, pouring gasoline into it and throwing table salt . To end the sacrificial ritual , the voodoo priest and the believer jump into the previously lit fire and they kick it out together. Their veneration, which is particularly widespread in southern Haiti, is considered bizango , the strongest form of black magic. The ritual takes place late at night when the Djabs are supposed to be most active. Many Haitians dare not practice bizango or call out such a dangerous loa as Marinette .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Jan Chatland Description of Various Loa of Voodoo. Webster University, Spring 1990.
  2. ↑ a b c Sydney Noel: Marinette Bois Sèch. October 5, 2014. The article also shows the Veve by Marinette.