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Undated

Undated: (Rada, the Nation of Benevolent Lwa Tracing Their Origin to Dahomey in West Africa, Representing the Strength and Emotional Stability of the African…

Haitian

Undated: (Rada, the Nation of Benevolent Lwa Tracing Their Origin to Dahomey in West Africa, Representing the Strength and Emotional Stability of the African Homeland, Whose Ceremonies in White Clothing Form the Majority of Vodou Practice): The Rada are the largest and most commonly encountered nation of lwa in Vodou, and they carry the memory of Dahomey, the West African kingdom from which many of Haiti’s enslaved ancestors were taken. Rada spirits are benevolent and gentle, and they represent the strength and emotional stability of the African homeland, a spiritual anchor for people who had been violently uprooted. The majority of Vodou ceremonies follow the Rada rite, characterized by the congregation wearing white. Legba, the gatekeeper who opens every ceremony, is a Rada lwa. Some spirits, including Erzulie, have both Rada and Petro forms, but in their Rada manifestation they embody the calmer, more nurturing dimensions of the spiritual world. The Rada tradition is, in a sense, the baseline of Vodou: the steady heartbeat of African continuity in the diaspora.