Vodou is all about the ancestors. They are expected to help you in your endeavours just as your parents would. To begin, we want to set up a dialogue with the ancestors. This consists of sharing your first cup of coffee (or whatever) of the day with them, by pouring half of it on the ground.
The following rubric should be practiced for 21 days beginning October 11th and ending on October 31st, the day of the dead. The 1st of November is the special date for the Ghede mysteries, when the dead come out of their cemeteries, possess their horses, and come amongst us to amuse themselves as souls incarnated or reincarnated.
To all who have gone before ...
To those who are named (pour libation) ...
To ... (fill in names of ancestors)
To those whose names have been forgotten,
Lost in the seas of time (pour) ...
To those whose bones lie within and upon the land (pour)
(Raise the cup) To you, from the living (drink).
At the end of the 21 day diet, we can set up the ancestors altar.
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