He 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 has a white, frequently skull-like face (or actually has a skull for a face), and speaks in a nasally voice. The former President for Life of Haiti,
François Duvalier, modeled his
cult of personality on Baron Samedi; he was often seen speaking in a deep nasal tone and wearing dark glasses.
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He is noted for disruption, obscenity, debauchery, and having a particular fondness for
tobacco and
rum. Additionally, he is the
loa 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 who can accept an individual into the realm of the dead.
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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 the living and the dead. When someone dies, he digs their grave and greets their soul after they have been buried, leading them to the underworld.
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