Holidays


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	Vodou Holidays

	Holidays in Vodou? Isn't every day a holiday? Well, yes, of course, but some days have a little extra oomph, a little lagniappe, as they say in New Orleans. We've written about two of the major Vodou holidays, though there are plenty. As Vodou is a syncretized religion, it also celebrates the Christian calendar as well. And of course, individual houmfo's celebrate with their own inimitable style. As we experience more, we will write more about each holiday.

I've also given you a general calendar of Vodou holidays. Again, each peristil is it's own little universe, so there is lots of room for diversity and difference. Choose one, celebrate with family and join the family of the spirits who travel with us all! Ayibobo!

For those who wish to further their own education, please see the cited reference for additional info - Mambo Vye Zo

Date	Holiday
January 2, 3,4	Breaking the cakes (case gateaux), a communal form of Mange Lwa See Mama Lola by Karen McCarthy Brown
January 6	Les Rois (the kings) Also called Kings Day, Celebrated by the Roots Without End Society as the founding day of the Peristyle see http://www.rootswithoutend.org/calendar.html
February 25	Ritual feeding of the springs (manger tetes d'l'eau)
March 16	Loko Davi, eating of the ritual wood and of its guard
March 19	Saint Joseph; celebrated in New Orleans
March 20	Legba Zaou (eating consists mainly of a black goat)
April 27	Danbala Wedo
April 29	Breaking the jugs (casse canarie), deliverance of the souls from purgatory
April 31	Feeding the dead (mange-les-morts)
May 12	Feeding of different loa
May 18	Feeding of Grande Aloumandia
May 20, 21	Sim'bi blanc
May 30	Sung masses (chante-messes) in the Roman-Catholic church
June 24	Saint John the Baptist, also called St. John's Eve Celebrated in New Orleans every year by Mambo Sallie Ann Glassman at St. John's Bayou
June 28	M'sieu Guimeh Sauveur; Mystere Grande Delai; common table served for Maetresse Erzulie, Maetress Tenaise and Maetresse Mam'bo
July 16	Celebration at Sant D'eaux in Ville Bonheur. Bathing in the falls of Damballa
July 25	Papa Ogou or St. James the Greater Celebrated at Plaine Nord with mud baths and offerings of sheep and goats.
July 26	Common table for Grande Saint Anne, also known as Mystere Grande Delai and Grande Aloumandia
July 29	Maetresse Silverine (who only very slightly tastes of the food offered to her) and Maetresse Lorvana (who smells flowers for her nourishment)
August 25	Communion table for Danbala Wedo
August 29	L'Orient, one of the most important mysteres
August 30, 31	Agwe (offerings of goats, peppers and peppermints) see Maya Deren, Divine Horsemen
September 25	Roi Wangol and Mousondi
September 29	Manman Aloumandia
September 30	Maetresse Delai
October 30, 31	Masses sung in the Roman-Catholic church; communion table of 40 scarves of different colors, exposed to the peristil and "served"
November 1, 2	Fet Gede -The Guede loa possess their horses and come into the hounforts to amuse themselves. Celebrated all over Haiti and by the Roots Without End Society see http://www.rootswithoutend.org/calendar.html
November 25th	Eating the yams (manger-yam) See Mama Lola by Karen McCarthy Brown
December 10	Ganga-Bois
December 12,13, 14	Feeding the sea (Agoueh Royo)
December 25	Bath of Christmas; Celebrated by many house in Haiti and the Diaspora. See Riguad, Metreux, Planson and Maximillien.


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