#BARON SAMEDI

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Voodoo- Hamidou Banor by Baldovino Barani for FACTORY Fanzine XXXVI

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Voodoo-Lord Alastor

Inspired by Voodoo Baron Samedi, Loa of death and black magic.

It took me a couple of days to finish this. This scan does not show the real colors... I tried to fix it with little filters. But you still can't see all the layers. I hope, you can still enjoy it!

[opheliajupiter99]

How I Imagine the Baron's First Appearance in the Campaign Beginning:

Nikkie: Hey Mace, can I borrow your fake cigar? Mace: Oh yeah sure, why? Nikkie: No reason :) Everyone: *exchanges quiet looks of terror*

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Cathy Tyson in The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

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Baron Samedi (English: Baron Saturday), also written Baron Samdi, Bawon Samedi or Bawon Sanmdi, is one of the lwa of Haitian Vodou. He is a lwa of the dead, along with Baron's numerous other incarnations Baron Cimetière, Baron La Croix and Baron Criminel.

He is the head of the Gede family of lwa; his brothers are Azagon Lacroix and Baron Piquant and he is the husband of Maman Brigitte. Together, they are the guardians of the past, of history, and of heritage

Baron Samedi is usually depicted with a top hat, black tail coat, dark glasses, and cotton plugs in the nostrils, as if to resemble a corpse dressed and prepared for burial in the Haitian style. He is frequently depicted as a skeleton (but sometimes as a black man that merely has his face painted as a skull), and speaks in a nasal voice. The former President-for-Life of Haiti, François Duvalier, known as Papa Doc, modeled his cult of personality on Baron Samedi; he was often seen speaking in a deep nasal tone and wearing dark glasses.

He is noted for disruption, obscenity, debauchery, and having a particular fondness for tobacco and rum. Additionally, he is the lwa of resurrection, and in the latter capacity he is often called upon for healing by those near or approaching death, as it is only the Baron that can accept an individual into the realm of the dead.

Due to affiliation with François Duvalier, Baron Samedi is linked to secret societies in the Haitian government and includes them in his domain.

Baron Samedi spends most of his time in the invisible realm of vodou spirits. He is notorious for his outrageous behavior, swearing continuously and making filthy jokes to the other spirits. He is married to another powerful spirit known as Maman Brigitte, but often chases after mortal women. He loves smoking and drinking and is rarely seen without a cigar in his mouth or a glass of rum in his bony fingers. Baron Samedi can usually be found at the crossroads between the worlds of death and the living. When someone dies, he digs their grave and greets their soul after they have been buried, leading them to the underworld.

Baron Samedi is the leader of the Gede, lwa with particular links to magic, ancestor worship and death. These lesser spirits are dressed like The Baron and are as rude and crude but not nearly as charming as their master. They help carry the dead to the underworld

As well as being the master of the dead, Baron Samedi is also a giver of life. He can cure mortals of any disease or wound, so long as he thinks it is worthwhile. His powers are especially great when it comes to Vodou curses and black magic. Even if somebody has been afflicted by a hex that brings them to the verge of death, they will not die if The Baron refuses to dig their grave. So long as The Baron keeps them out of the ground, they are safe.

In many Haitian cemeteries, the longest standing grave of male is designated as the grave of Baron Samedi. A cross (the kwa Bawon, meaning "Baron's cross") is placed at a crossroads in the cemetery to represent the point where the mortal and spiritual world cross. Often, a black top hat is placed on top of this cross.

He also ensures that all corpses rot in the ground to stop any soul from being brought back as a zombie. What he demands in return depends on his mood. Sometimes he is content with his followers wearing black, white or purple clothes or using sacred objects; he may simply ask for a small gift of cigars, rum, black coffee, grilled peanuts, or bread. But sometimes The Baron requires a Vodou ceremony to help him cross over into this world

[babylon38ad]

Baron Samedi

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It's Saturday so let's see Baron Samedi

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LIVE AND LET DIE 1973

Geoffrey Holder

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One Dress a Day Challenge

September: Bond Films

Live and Let Die / Geoffrey Holder as "Baron Samedi"

Always a delight to see Geoffrey Holder, even if he didn't have much to do in this movie. In this scene, in fact, he doesn't even speak--but his presence and his costume are very memorable.

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✨voodoo divers✨

[steven-myself]

Voodoo- Hamidou Banor by Baldovino Barani for FACTORY Fanzine XXXVI

[indoraptorgirlwind]

Damn, i just wanted to check the wiki. Not get deppressed over the fact that Hap's and Baron Samedi's actors passed away...

May they Rest In Peace knowing they played from the coolest characters in the show

[opheliajupiter99]

//Kremy and Gid trying to talk to the Baron be like;

(Never made a meme template before but the Cartoon Network Poll gave me a glorious idea lol)

[nearlifeexperiencee]

non black people leave vodou the fuck alone challenge (impossible)

in the podcast she said she googled it and decided it was Legba and when i searched up what she described, literally the Baron was the first thing popping up. she also started saying all spiritual practices where the same so it mixing doesn't matter and this exactly why she's constantly being haunted by trickster spirits, i don't understand why non black people cant just leave African practices alone, it's not even a one size fits all practice on one African country.

she doesn't know there are vodou nanchons, that there's more than one type of vodou and that there are multiple Legbas but go ahead babe call yourself a manbo

claiming you respect a religion you refused to do an ounce of research on then saying black people are just hurt and thats why vodou is closed is actually laughable, while claiming she has connections to African deities

i dont even understand how you can make an episode about vodou by someone who doesn't practice it, she's respected every other practice and brought in actual people from those cultures. why is it so fucking hard for yall to just respect black culture

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Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Theory: Grim is Baron Samedi

This theory was originally posted on Reddit in 2019 by a now deleted user, and I only read it a few months ago but I've been obsessed with it ever since.

Essentially, it goes something like this: in the show, Grim has a Jamaican accent. Something that was improved by his voice actor and became a staple of the show. But the deleted user proposed this is just one sign of several that point to Grim being a Caribbean death spirit, maybe even Baron Samedi himself. See his points, and some of my own, under the cut:

The keypoints are:

Grim is mischievous and can be quite the trickster, depending on the episode.

Grim has a Caribbean accent.

Grim loves sweets and other simple comforts that mortals enjoy.

Grim would naturally identify himself as "The Grim Reaper" because that's what two American children would understand, and likely the name "Samedi" wouldn't register with them.

Note that these are his points, not mine. I have a very limited understanding of Vodou, Voodoo, Hoodoo, Juju or you. People who actually know the culture may be able to reinforce these points or debunk them.

Some additional points I would add myself:

Baron Samedi is something of a "Grim Reaper" himself, said to guide souls to the underworld when they die.

Samedi is associated with magic. Grim's magical abilities and trinkets are regularly used in the show.

Samedi is characterized as rude, boisterous and crude. Traits that Grim shows in certain episodes.

Samedi is said to bargain in exchange for his services. Grim's first episode is all about bargaining with Billy and Mandy for the life of Billy's hamster.

Samedi is said to be into mortal women. Grim has had a few flings throughout the show.

This is the clicker for me: the first time Grim meets the pair, he challenges to a game of limbo:

This is a pun. But Limbo comes from the Jamacian word Limba, which means "to bend." Limbo competitions happen prominently in the Caribbean islands. Note also that the limbo board is up of two totem poles with very Tiki-like skulls.

Again, I could have gotten a ton of things wrong, and if I did I hope someone will correct me. But the way it looks now, this theory seems pretty solid. I think you could make a good argument that Grim is meant to be, at least partially, based on Samedi.

[hc-svnt-dracones95]

I wanted to draw Yardbomb as Baron Samedi ♥♥♥ Featuring a helpless Scara voodoo doll!