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SPEAKER_03: Hello. From Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Womanaka. This month we're talking about goddesses, mythical figures who've shaped culture, history, and imagination around the world. Today we're talking about a deity honored in Haitian Vodou, but this particular goddess originally hailed from Ireland. She represents the blend of African and Celtic religious traditions that happened during European colonization and the Atlantic slave trade. Please welcome Mama Brigitte. Mama Brigitte is one of the most venerated figures in Haitian Vodou. She is a loa, a spirit that acts as an intermediary between humans and the divine creator god, Bangui. While Bangui is more distant and detached from everyday human affairs, loa freely act on the human world and are even known to possess humans. But in Vodou, possession isn't scary or evil. It's a way for loa, like Mama Brigitte, to communicate with humans, guide them in troubled times, and even heal the sick. Loa might also reveal themselves through other elements of nature, like trees, rivers, mountains, or fire. Mama Brigitte is believed to be a version of the Celtic goddess, Brigitte. She originated in pre-Christian Ireland before the nation was colonized by Britain. Brigitte was associated with healing and wisdom. With long, fiery red hair, she served as the connection between humans and the other world. Later, the goddess evolved into Saint Brigitte of Kildare, one of the patron saints of Ireland. During the colonial era, many Irish and Scottish people were brought to the Americas and the Caribbean as indentured servants. They usually had to work for four to seven years in exchange for lodging, food, and passage to the New World. Sometimes indentured servants were people who'd been convicted of crimes and had chosen labor contracts over prison time. The years before freedom could be difficult. These servants did have some rights, but their working conditions were often abusive. During the same period, millions of African people were forcibly taken from their native lands and were violently enslaved. In Haiti, West African religious traditions mixed with Catholicism, and Vodou developed. The practice became a uniting force among enslaved Haitians. It fanned the sparks of revolution that eventually won Haiti independence from France. As Vodou became more popular and spread through other colonies, it came in contact with the traditions of indentured servants, some of whom still held on to Celtic traditions. Catholic saints, Celtic goddesses, and the Loire of Vodou were suddenly all intermingled. And somewhere along the way, Brigitte, or Saint Brigitte of Kildare, became Maman Brigitte. In Vodou, spirits are divided into houses. Maman Brigitte and her husband, Bérend Samdi, ruled over the spirits of the dead. They embody irreverence. They love to drink and curse and they exude sexuality. But Maman Brigitte is also associated with healing, fertility, and motherhood. She's both feminine and terrifying. Intimidating, but a protector, especially of women. Maman Brigitte often guards over cemeteries. The gravestone of the first woman buried in a new plot might be marked with her special cross, which features the symbol of a heart or a rooster. It's a sign that she belongs to Maman Brigitte. If you want help from Maman Brigitte, you need to have her favorite offering on hand. Rum infused with hot peppers. In exchange, she can keep you safe and guide you through the pain of childbirth, or protect you from abuse or unfaithful lovers. Wrongdoers will be punished harshly. Maman Brigitte also aids worshippers during times of sickness. She will provide healing or, if the time has come, gently shepherd a Vodou practitioner into death. She is honored in some traditions on November 2nd, which is known as All Souls Day, and many Christian denominations. Other traditions celebrate Maman Brigitte on February 2nd, the feast day for St. Brigitte of Kildare.
SPEAKER_00: All month, we're talking about goddesses.
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