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VODOU BITASYION -3 - LIBERA MESS MO POU MOUN KI NAN VODU AYISIEN

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Commemorative Rites: Mès de Mò and Libera

Fèt Gede is more than a public celebration or an object of folkloric and anthropological study. Within the tradition, it is a sacred season for honoring those who crossed before the living, including people lost at sea whose bodies were never recovered. Through remembrance, offerings, and prayer, families renew ancestral bonds and seek protection from the spiritual realm.

One important observance is the Mès de Mò (“Mass for the Dead”), a memorial…

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