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- Marinette is also a city in Wisconsin bordering Michigan.
- A Marinette [1] is also a slang word used for United States female Marines during WWI. Reference Linda Hewitt's Women Marines in World War I. (1974)
- Marinette Yachts were built by Aluminum Cruisers Inc. until 1991.
In Haitian Vodou, Marinette is a cruel and vicious loa.
Marinette is represented by a screech owl and is often seen the protector of werewolves. Her Catholic counterpart is the Anima Sola who can either free one from bondage or drag you back. Her name is also Marinette Bwa Chech, which translates into Marinette of the Dry Arms suggesting that she is skeletal. Her colors are black and deep blood red. Her offerings are black pigs and black roosters plucked alive. Marinette was elevated to a lwa after her death. She is believed to be the Mambo who sacrificed the black pig at the culmination of the start of the first Haitian Revolution. While she is feared and tends to ride the horses violently, she can also be seen as one who frees her people from bondage.
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