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In Vodun, the loa Erzulie (also Ezili, Erzulie Ge-Rouge) is the spirit of love, beauty, jewelry, dancing, luxury and flowers. She wears three wedding bands, one for each husband: Damballa, Agwe and Ogoun. She is often represented by a water snake or heart symbol. Her colors are pink and red. The term Voodoo (Vodun in Benin; also Vodou or other phonetically equivalent spellings in Haiti; Vudu in the Dominican Republic) is applied to the branches of a West African ancestor-based religious tradition with primary roots among the Fon-Ewe peoples of West Africa, in the country now known as... A loa is a powerful spirit or deity in the voodoo religion. ... A white gold wedding band with a diamond studded yellow gold engagement ring. ... Veve of Damballa In Vodun, Damballa is one of the most important of all the loa. ... In Vodun, and especially in Haiti, Agw is a loa who rules over fish and aquatic plants, as well as the patron loa of fishermen and sailors. ... In Haitian Vodun, Ogoun (or Ogun) is a loa who presides over fire, iron, politics and war. ...


Under the name Erzulie Ge-Rouge, she appears curled up, crying for the shortness of life and limitations of love.


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