Maman Brigitte

Maman Brigitte
Veve for Maman Brigitte
Venerated in	Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism
Attributes	Black rooster, fire, hot peppers, rum
Patronage	Death, gravestones, cemeteries, obscenities, souls of deceased relatives

Maman Brigitte (Grann Brigitte, Manman, Manman Brigit, Manman Brijit) is a death loa and the wife of Baron Samedi in Vodou. She drinks rum infused with hot peppers and is symbolized by a black rooster. Like Baron and the Ghede, she uses obscenities.

She protects gravestones in cemeteries if they are properly marked with a cross.

A New World loa, Maman Brigitte is syncretized with various saints, including: Saint Brigid, and Mary Magdalene

References

Voodoo: Search for the Spirit. Laennec Hurbon. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (1995)
The Complete Idiot's Guide To Voodoo Shannon R. Turlington. Alpha Books. (2001)

Afro-American religion

Religions	Abakuá Candomblé (Bantu Jejé Ketu) Cuban Vodú Dominican Vudú Haitian Vodou Kumina Louisiana Voodoo Obeah Palo Quimbanda Santería Spiritual Baptist Umbanda Winti

Roots	Ifá Orisha (Yoruba) Loa (Fon and Ewe) Alusi (Igbo) Winti (Akan) Nkisi (Kongo) Roman Catholicism (France Portugal Spain Netherlands) Protestantism (England Netherlands) Indigenous American mythology

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