Guede Nibo
Gede Nibo | |
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| Venerated in | Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism |
| Attributes | Black coat, top hat, staff, cigar, rum, skull, obscenities |
| Patronage | Gravestones, cemeteries |
Gede Nibo (Haitian Creole: Gede Nibo) is a lwa who is leader of the spirits of the dead in Haitian Vodou. Formerly human, Gede Nibo was a handsome young man who was killed violently. After death, he was adopted as a lwa by Baron Samedi and Maman Brigitte. He is envisioned as an effeminate, nasal dandy. Nibo wears a black riding coat or drag. When he inhabits humans, they are inspired to lascivious sexuality of all kinds.