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Bottles of Barbancourt are routinely incorporated into the Mange loa, or "feeding the gods," the most frequently performed ritual in vodou. Food and drink offerings are placed on an altar, to nourish and fortify these divine spirits, the vodouin equivalent of saints. The Mange loa is performed to allow a devotee to make contact with a particular loa. Each of these beings has favorite foods and totems, but all are partial to Barbancourt, which is poured three times on the ground for the loa's delectation. "
courtesy of Cornelia (nakedauthors blog) "Well I've Never Been to Haiti, But I Kinda Like the Voodoo"
Please take time out of you holiday season to toast to the Lwa. Ogun, Baron Samedi, Maman Brigitte, Ezili Freda, whoever. What would you like to happen in the new year?
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