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nan vodou
BADJI
PERISTIL
PERISTIL
A Badji is a sacred room that a vodouisant have to practice their spirituality. It is the place where the practionnor sores all that are associated and necessary to practice. Be mindful, there is difference between a badji and a perestile.
PERISTIL
PERISTIL
PERISTIL
A Peristil is a a outdoor temple made of iron sheet metal consisting of a potomitan ( which is wood pilar place in the center of the room) it also consist of several room, including a hounfo, a badji, and a djevo. It is under the peristil that vodou dances ad ceremonies take place. It is where liminasyon is made, it is the place where
A Peristil is a a outdoor temple made of iron sheet metal consisting of a potomitan ( which is wood pilar place in the center of the room) it also consist of several room, including a hounfo, a badji, and a djevo. It is under the peristil that vodou dances ad ceremonies take place. It is where liminasyon is made, it is the place where spiritually healing took place. It is the place of treatment for the spiritual ill,.
DJEVO
PERISTIL
HOUNFO
ADJEVO is a sacred room where initiation took place in vodou. It is the place where the hounfo is located. Meaning the place of the innaciated. It is the place where the reside during the initiation. It is also the place where kanzo ritual take place
HOUNFO
POTOMITAN
HOUNFO
A HOUNFO is a sacred room created for the purpose of hosting all the necessities to serve the loas. This location is created purposely or the initiated in vodou, it is where spiritual item such the pot tet, paket, and many other symbolistic object related to initiation in vodou is located
POTOMITAN
POTOMITAN
POTOMITAN
A POTOMITAN is a pilar founded or placed at the center of the peristil. It is made out of wood or sometime in brick. The purpose of the potomitan is to create a union between the three world that exist in vodou. In addition, it is where the loas, spirit descent during a ceremonie.
JOUK
POTOMITAN
POTOMITAN
A Jouk Loa is the reposer of a law on a bitasyon. it is the place where the children on the bitasyon need to communicate with the loa go. A jock for a loa can be a tree, a river, or a ferry.
LAKOU
BITASYON
BITASYON
A Lakou is a way of life in Vodou. Our ancestors used to live in the lake system where they live as brother and sisters. For the most this systematic form of spiritual living included the regular family member as well those who were invited to also be part of the family under the Principe of the lakou. The lake in phisical essence consist of a badge where the Vodou ceremony used to take place
BITASYON
BITASYON
BITASYON
A Bitasyion is a family estate left by the ancestors to be inherited from generation to generation. It is in the bitasyion that energy of all the loas resided. Its is the place where they buried the enbilicord of children born from the family lineage.. Be mindful a bitasyon is different from a lake.
DEMEMBRE
BITASYON
DEMEMBRE
A Demebre for the most is abondoned lake. This lake at one point used to be the sacred location where all Vodou ceremonies used to take. However it is almost non existence.
RACINE VODOU
NICH
INITIATION
INITIATION
A Nich loa ia a sacred place created so during ceremonies food cook drink and dessert created for the loa are either placed or buried
INITIATION
INITIATION
INITIATION
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KANZO
INITIATION
KANZO
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