Erzulie
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In Vodou, Erzulie (sometimes spelled Ezili) is a family of lwa, or spirits.
Erzulie Freda Dahomey, the Rada aspect of Erzulie, is the spirit of love, beauty, jewellery, dancing, luxury, and flowers. She wears three wedding rings, one for each husband - Damballa, Agwe and Ogoun. She is often represented by a heart symbol. Her colours are pink, red and gold. Coquettish and very fond of beauty and finery, Erzuile Freda is femininity and compassion embodied, yet she also has a darker side; she is seen as jealous and spoiled and within some vodoun circles is considered to be lazy.
In her Petro nation aspect as Erzulie Dantor she is often depicted as a scarred and buxom woman, holding a child protectively in one hand and a knife in the other. She is a warrior and particularly a fierce protector of women and children. It is believed that a common depiction of Erzulie Dantor has its roots in copies of the icon of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, brought to Haiti by Polish soldiers fighting on both sides of the Haitian Revolution from 1802 onwards.[1] Other aspects include Grande Erzulie, who is seen as a grief-stricken old lady, and Erzulie Ge-Rouge/Erzulie Red Eyes.
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- ^ "Re Polish presence in Haiti : Judson comments"—Discussion on webster.edu.
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